different between reasonable vs luminous
reasonable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French resnable, from Late Latin rationabilis, from Latin ratio; more at reason, -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?.z?n.?.b?l/, /??i?z.n?.b?l/
- Hyphenation: rea?son?able
Adjective
reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)
- (now rare) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:
- The wi?dome and under?tanding of this Bea?t, will almo?t conclude him a rea?onable creature […].
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:
- Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
- Not expensive; fairly priced.
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
- Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? - Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996)
- Satisfactory.
- The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.
Synonyms
- reasonous
Antonyms
- arbitrary
- unreasonable
Derived terms
- reasonably
- reasonability
- reasonableness
Translations
reasonable From the web:
- what reasonable mean
- what reasonable doubt means
- what reasonable conclusions are possible
- what reasonable accommodation mean
- what reasonable adjustments can i ask for
- what does it mean to be reasonable
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
luminous From the web:
- what luminous means
- what luminous object
- what luminous intensity
- what luminous power word
- what luminous flux
- what luminous body
- what's luminous colors
- what's luminous powder
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