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luminously

lu·mi·nous
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo-muh-nuh s]
    • /ˈlu mə nəs/
    • /ˈluː.mɪ.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-muh-nuh s]
    • /ˈlu mə nəs/

Definitions of luminously word

  • adjective luminously radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright. 1
  • adjective luminously lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted: the luminous ballroom. 1
  • adjective luminously brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works: a luminous concept; luminous prose. 1
  • adjective luminously clear; readily intelligible: a concise, luminous report. 1
  • noun luminously In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly. 1
See all 5 definitions of luminously

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Origin of luminously

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Latin word lūminōsus. See lumen, -ous

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Parts of speech for Luminously

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Luminously

luminously popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for luminously

adv luminously

  • splendidly — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
  • brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
  • blazingly — in a blazing manner
  • dazzlingly — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
  • glaringly — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.

adverb luminously

  • bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
  • vividly — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
  • gleamingly — While gleaming, or so as to gleam.
  • incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
  • resplendent — shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.
All 19 Synonyms of luminously

Antonyms for luminously

adv luminously

  • dully — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
  • sadly — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
  • darkly — so as to appear dark.
All 4 Antonyms of luminously

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