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lu·mi·nous
 luminous
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- pronunciation:
- lu
mih
n
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
giving off light; glowing.
a luminous watch dial- synonyms:
- glowing, luminary, luminescent, luminiferous
- antonyms:
- dark
- similar words:
- bright, gleaming, glimmering, lambent, lighted, lustrous, radiant, shimmering, shining
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| definition 2: |
easy to understand; lucid; clear.
a luminous theory- synonyms:
- clear, limpid, lucid, perspicuous
- similar words:
- articulate, cogent, intelligible, pellucid, understandable
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| definition 3: |
intellectually brilliant; enlightened.
- synonyms:
- brilliant, deep, enlightened, profound
- similar words:
- clearheaded, intellectual, intelligent, penetrating, perspicacious
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| related words: |
ablaze, burning |
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| derivations: |
luminously (adv.), luminousness (n.) |
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