English word
Luminous
Definitions
adjective
- emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
- of or relating to light or to luminous flux
- bathed in or exposed to steady light
- clear, enlightening
- shining, illustrious
Synonyms for luminous
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Synonyms by context
Shining, giving off light
adjective
Exceeding others in rank, status, quality or importance
adjective
- distinguished
- eminent
- notable
- illustrious
- noteworthy
- prestigious
- outstanding
- preeminent
- superior
- noble
Clear or evident without uncertainty or ambiguity
adjective
- plain
- unambiguous
- unmistakable
- evident
- unequivocal
- straightforward
- manifest
- obvious
- distinct
Antonyms for luminous
Opposite of shining, giving off light
Opposite of clear or evident without uncertainty or ambiguity
- obscure
- unclear
- ambiguous
- clouded
- cryptic
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- equivocal
- indistinct
- mysterious
Opposite of irradiated by much light
- blackened
- darkened
- darkish
- darkling
- dimmed
- dusk
- dusky
- lightless
- pitch-black
Phrases
- brightly colored
- brightly coloured
- brightly illuminated
- brilliantly colored
- brilliantly coloured
- clearly visible
- easily seen
- extremely bright
- highly colored
- highly coloured
- like an explosion in a paint factory
- lit up
- looking like an explosion in a paint factory
- projecting outwards
- reflecting light
- richly colored
- richly coloured
- standing out
- sticking out
- very bright