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Showing words for LUMINOUS using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Luminous

luminous

7 Letter Words for Luminous

moulins

6 Letter Words for Luminous

insoul, limnos, limous, linous, linums, moulin, musion, muslin, ulmins, ulmous, unslim, unsoil, unsoul

5 Letter Words for Luminous

insol, isoln, iulus, limns, limos, linos, linum, lions, loins, louis, louns, milos, minos, minus, moils, mouls, muils, munis, muons, noils, nouls, numis, onium, osmin, simon, simul, smilo, solum, suomi, ulmin, ulmus, unism, unius, unoil

4 Letter Words for Luminous

ions, iuus, limn, limo, limu, lino, lins, lion, lisu, loin, loun, lums, milo, mils, mino, mins, miso, moil, mols, mons, moul, moun, mous, muil, muni, muns, muon, muso, nils, nims, noil, noms, noul, nous, oils, olms, omni, onus, silo, siol, sion, sium, slim, slon, slum, snum, soil, soln, soul, soum, sulu, sumi, sumo, suni, suum, ulmo, ulus, unio, unis, unum

3 Letter Words for Luminous

ilo, imo, imu, ins, ion, ios, iou, isl, ism, isn, iso, lim, lin, lis, los, lum, luo, mil, min, mis, mls, moi, mol, mon, mos, mou, msl, mun, mus, nil, nim, nis, nol, nom, nos, nul, num, nus, oil, ois, olm, oms, oni, ons, osi, oui, ous, sil, sim, sin, sml, sol, som, son, sou, sui, sum, sun, ulu, ums, umu, uni, unl, uns, usu

Definitions for Luminous

[1] radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
[2] lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted: the luminous ballroom.
[3] brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works: a luminous concept; luminous prose.
[4] clear; readily intelligible: a concise, luminous report.
[5] radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing luminous colours
[6] (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence luminous paint
[7] full of light; well-lit
[8] (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements luminous flux ; luminous intensity Compare radiant
[9] easily understood; lucid; clear
[10] enlightening or wise

Words related to Luminous

lustrous, vivid, brilliant, radiant, incandescent, lucid, translucent, shining, bright, beaming, clear, crystal, effulgent, fulgent, illuminated, lambent, lit, luminescent, refulgent, resplendent

Words nearby Luminous

luminiferous, luminism, luminophore, luminosity, luminosity class, luminous, luminous efficacy, luminous efficiency, luminous emittance, luminous energy, luminous exitance

Origin of Luminous

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word lūminōsus. See lumen, -ous

Other words from Luminous

lu·mi·nous·ly , adverb
lu·mi·nous·ness , noun
non·lu·mi·nous , adjective
non·lu·mi·nous·ly , adverb
non·lu·mi·nous·ness , noun
self-lu·mi·nous , adjective
sem·i·lu·mi·nous , adjective
sem·i·lu·mi·nous·ly , adverb
sem·i·lu·mi·nous·ness , noun
un·lu·mi·nous , adjective
un·lu·mi·nous·ly , adverb
un·lu·mi·nous·ness , noun

Word origin for Luminous

C15: from Latin lūminōsus full of light, from lūmen light

Synonyms for Luminous

brilliant, incandescent, lucid, lustrous, radiant, shining, translucent, vivid, beaming, clear, crystal, effulgent, fulgent, illuminated, lambent, lighted, lit, lucent, luminescent, refulgent, resplendent, transparent