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luminiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
lu-minif-er-ous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

Etymology

From Latin lumen, lumin- (“light”, noun) + -ferous [from ferre (“to bear, carry”, verb) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives)].

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more luminiferous (comparative) most luminiferous (superlative)

Phrases

luminiferous aether

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous pestiferous

Questions

What does luminiferous mean?
Producing or transmitting light; luminous.
Where does luminiferous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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