different between luminous vs glittering
luminous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin l?min?sus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lu?m?n?s/
Adjective
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
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
- luminosity
Related terms
- illuminate
Translations
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glittering
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?t????/
Verb
glittering
- present participle of glitter
Adjective
glittering (comparative more glittering, superlative most glittering)
- Brightly sparkling.
- (figuratively) Valuable, desirable.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p.85:
- Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p.85:
Synonyms
- aglitter
Translations
Noun
glittering (plural glitterings)
- The appearance of something that glitters.
- Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.
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