different between splending vs luminous
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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
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- what's luminous colors
- what's luminous powder
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