different between beamful vs luminous

English

From beam +? -ful.

beamful (comparative more beamful, superlative most beamful)

beam +? -ful

beamful (plural beamfuls)

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin l?min?sus.

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

Emitting light; glowing brightly.
Synonyms: beamful, shining, radiant; see also Thesaurus:shining
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 11, [1]
  The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek.
Brightly illuminated.
Synonyms: lighted, lit up; see also Thesaurus:illuminated
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