How do you pronounce luminous?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluːmɪnəs/.

luminous

/ˈluːmɪnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: lu-mi-nous
IPA: /ˈluːmɪnəs/

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Meaning

adj

Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.

adj

Brightly illuminated.

adj

Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.

Example Sentences

"The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations."
"The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek."
"When approaching the Laughead household, she claimed to have previously met Charles Laughead and to recently have experienced a mystical dream in which a mysterious, luminous man rescued her from a flood (Williams 1954)."
"a luminous explanation"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *lewk-, lumineus, lūminōsus

Inflected Forms

more luminous (comparative) most luminous (superlative) luminious (alternative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

hyperluminous luminosity luminously luminousness nonluminous overluminous subluminous superluminous ultraluminous underluminous unluminous

Phrases

fast-evolving luminous transient luminous energy luminous flux luminous intensity non-luminous radio-luminous self-luminous transient luminous event

Frequently Paired Words

illuminate lumic luminal

Synonyms

beamful shining radiant aglow alight beamsome beamy brilliant effulgent glowing illuminating lambent

Rhymes With

voluminous bituminous