Definition of luminous in English:

luminous

adjective ˈluːmɪnəsˈlumənəs

1Giving off light; bright or shining.
the luminous dial on his watch
他手表的发光表盘。
a luminous glow
亮光。
figurative her eyes were luminous with joy
她眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
Example sentencesExamples
- Its luminous, yet soothing lights shined in the dark murky skies like a beacon of heaven.
- In New York State luminous objects were seen hovering over 3 very significant locations.
- Regulars are drawn to the minimalist style and trendy DJ music and we particularly liked the groovy light bulbs that give the bar counter a glorious luminous glow.
- A cheap, luminous dial or illuminated watch with large numbers is quite handy.
- At the end one sees brilliant light or a luminous figure.
- The building was dark, the pews a deep red, and the stained glass windows luminous as the sun shined through them.
- But the image is luminous, like something radiant seen through the fog.
- Her eyes seemed almost to be glowing red from the luminous flames.
- Dozens of people have repeatedly reported the presence of these odd luminous objects.
- She reached out with her hand to touch the white, luminous object.
- In the center of the field there glowed a luminous fairy circle, where a ring of small greenish gnomelike creatures danced and sang squeakily.
- The sea rolls before us, luminous waves break on the shore, and the moon shines down white from a dark sky.
- In its interaction with light, it heats up in a luminous glow, giving it life and vibrant personality.
- The moon was full, and gave off a luminous blue glow.
- The luminous sun shone brightly over a small cottage in the middle of a long forest as it was setting down.
- The dimly-lit interior is done up with turntables and the odd futuristic light sculpture, while the bar has a luminous glow that offsets the dim and sexy darkness to the rest of the space.
- My computer screen leaves a luminous blue glow over the dark room.
- The surface material reflected the light and they became luminous.
- Set in a tightly wound labyrinth, this is where the film's insights about human endeavour are finally brought to light under a luminous moon.
- Overhead, the eternal sky glowed with its luminous clouds.
Synonyms
shining, bright, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, glowing, gleaming, coruscating, scintillating, lustrous, luminescent, phosphorescent, incandescent
vivid, intense, resplendent
lighted, lit, illuminated
literary lambent, lucent
rare refulgent, effulgent, candescent, luminiferous
1. 1.1 Very bright in colour; lurid.
  he wore luminous green socks
  他穿着绿得刺眼的袜子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The luminous green wallpaper in the bathroom looked even brighter as the sun streamed into the room.
  The red box it came in stands out on the shelf; the cover typography is distinctive and the spiral-bound book itself, with its luminous green pages, is a visual treat.
  The police in their luminous yellow jackets stood guard at the interface of two cultures.
  Her colours are luminous, with multiple layers of pigment, painted quickly but with great care and attention.
  It's impossible to see in reproduction, but the sides of this canvas have been painted luminous orange on the left and bottom and luminous green on the right and top.
  The darkness surrendered to light, midnight blue giving way to resplendent golds and luminous pinks.
  I remember loving the luminous rich colours, 1920's feel and the lovely slightly melancholic mood it has.
  In her luminous green and red jacket, she was easy to spot.
  I donned a luminous green observer's jacket and watched in awe as the victim was delicately secured and taken away.
  They have wide faces, broad bills and luminous olive green and yellow plumage.
  The sky was bright, luminous blue this evening, exactly the same colour as the Tibetan poppies.
  The distinctive ambulance is a luminous yellow colour and conforms to new EU regulations for ambulance services across Europe.
  Asiatic lilies make up for having little or no scent with the beauty of their huge upturned flowers in luminous colours.
  In this exhibition, the dominant color was the luminous green of the leafy vines that spread over many of his canvases, sometimes obscuring nearly everything else.
  On my return to my room with a view after our gig, the Falls and spray were floodlit in luminous greens and pinks.
  It was very common for older people - and not only youngsters - to wear such extreme colours as luminous orange, perhaps to celebrate the freedom of life after retirement.
  The monochrome pieces are composed of layers that reveal luminous colours, while his use of oranges and yellows create some of the most evocative landscapes of Ireland in recent years.
  She suggested that site notices be issued in a luminous colour to make them more visible.
  Today, that destination is a world peopled with clowns, gymnasts, panthers, snakes, men and women, young and old, in brilliant reds and greens and luminous yellows.
  The backdrop of sky passes through the entire color spectrum in seamless gradation from violet and indigo above through queasy green and luminous gold to a deep, luscious red below.
  Synonyms
  vivid, striking, intense, brilliant, bright, strong, rich, deep, warm, full
2. 1.2Physics Relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy.
  〔物理〕光亮的（指视觉的感受而非就能量而言的光亮）
  luminous intensity
  Example sentencesExamples
  That leaves 2.9% who actually know what luminous intensity means.
  Recent advances in technology have made production of luminous radiation that is perceived by the human eye as white light and that can replace conventional light sources.
  Geminga might be one of the best understood isolated neutron stars that we have found, but it has the same luminous flux as a candle on the Moon, which means that it will test these new telescopes to the limit.
  First, a technical point, Lux is a measure of illuminance, or luminous fLux per unit area, and so the corresponding quantity would be irradiance, or Watts per square meter.
  Our theory might predict that the most massive galaxies are the most luminous.

Derivatives

luminously

adverbˈluːmɪnəsliˈlumənəsli

In fact, he looks luminously happy throughout - as well he might be, as tonight's crowd are hugely enthusiastic, with frequent standing ovations between songs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even in their winter, South Africa is luminously bright and sunny - as hot or even hotter than most of our summers - but it does get dark very early.
- You drive there flaming so luminously on orange sunshine that dark trees on the roadside seem to rear back to let you pass, and your bare arms and hands glow in the car's hull like fine marble.
- The mountains, black streaked with white, loom above the town on both sides of the glittering fjord; behind them still higher peaks rise, entirely and luminously white.
- I was walking in Times Square on an evening in late autumn, at the hour when the City grows luminously gray.

luminousness

nounˈluːmɪnəsnəsˈlumənəsnəs

Every summer I go live in the sky, I drive into this enormous space whose luminousness and emptiness, whose violence, seem to give this country its identity, even though few of us live there.
Example sentencesExamples
- What is peculiar to this church is its luminousness.
- She is being billed as a dynamic new British talent with an incredible voice, star appeal and a luminousness that truly sets her apart from other female singer/songwriters.
- He placed it in the thin streak of daylight, and its luminousness was almost immediately restored.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- 'light'.

Luminous is from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

Rhymes

bituminous, leguminous, numinous, voluminous

Definition of luminous in US English:

luminous

adjectiveˈlo͞omənəsˈlumənəs

1Full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
光亮的；发光的，发亮的；明亮的；照耀的；（尤指）暗中发光的
the luminous dial on his watch
他手表的发光表盘。
a luminous glow
亮光。
figurative her eyes were luminous with joy
她眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
Example sentencesExamples
- She reached out with her hand to touch the white, luminous object.
- The building was dark, the pews a deep red, and the stained glass windows luminous as the sun shined through them.
- The dimly-lit interior is done up with turntables and the odd futuristic light sculpture, while the bar has a luminous glow that offsets the dim and sexy darkness to the rest of the space.
- In New York State luminous objects were seen hovering over 3 very significant locations.
- Set in a tightly wound labyrinth, this is where the film's insights about human endeavour are finally brought to light under a luminous moon.
- The sea rolls before us, luminous waves break on the shore, and the moon shines down white from a dark sky.
- Its luminous, yet soothing lights shined in the dark murky skies like a beacon of heaven.
- A cheap, luminous dial or illuminated watch with large numbers is quite handy.
- But the image is luminous, like something radiant seen through the fog.
- In the center of the field there glowed a luminous fairy circle, where a ring of small greenish gnomelike creatures danced and sang squeakily.
- My computer screen leaves a luminous blue glow over the dark room.
- Dozens of people have repeatedly reported the presence of these odd luminous objects.
- Regulars are drawn to the minimalist style and trendy DJ music and we particularly liked the groovy light bulbs that give the bar counter a glorious luminous glow.
- In its interaction with light, it heats up in a luminous glow, giving it life and vibrant personality.
- The moon was full, and gave off a luminous blue glow.
- The surface material reflected the light and they became luminous.
- At the end one sees brilliant light or a luminous figure.
- Her eyes seemed almost to be glowing red from the luminous flames.
- Overhead, the eternal sky glowed with its luminous clouds.
- The luminous sun shone brightly over a small cottage in the middle of a long forest as it was setting down.
Synonyms
shining, bright, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, glowing, gleaming, coruscating, scintillating, lustrous, luminescent, phosphorescent, incandescent
1. 1.1 (of a color) very bright; harsh to the eye.
  （颜色）明亮的；刺眼的
  he wore luminous green socks
  他穿着绿得刺眼的袜子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Asiatic lilies make up for having little or no scent with the beauty of their huge upturned flowers in luminous colours.
  Today, that destination is a world peopled with clowns, gymnasts, panthers, snakes, men and women, young and old, in brilliant reds and greens and luminous yellows.
  The sky was bright, luminous blue this evening, exactly the same colour as the Tibetan poppies.
  The distinctive ambulance is a luminous yellow colour and conforms to new EU regulations for ambulance services across Europe.
  On my return to my room with a view after our gig, the Falls and spray were floodlit in luminous greens and pinks.
  The backdrop of sky passes through the entire color spectrum in seamless gradation from violet and indigo above through queasy green and luminous gold to a deep, luscious red below.
  She suggested that site notices be issued in a luminous colour to make them more visible.
  The darkness surrendered to light, midnight blue giving way to resplendent golds and luminous pinks.
  It's impossible to see in reproduction, but the sides of this canvas have been painted luminous orange on the left and bottom and luminous green on the right and top.
  The luminous green wallpaper in the bathroom looked even brighter as the sun streamed into the room.
  In this exhibition, the dominant color was the luminous green of the leafy vines that spread over many of his canvases, sometimes obscuring nearly everything else.
  The police in their luminous yellow jackets stood guard at the interface of two cultures.
  Her colours are luminous, with multiple layers of pigment, painted quickly but with great care and attention.
  I donned a luminous green observer's jacket and watched in awe as the victim was delicately secured and taken away.
  It was very common for older people - and not only youngsters - to wear such extreme colours as luminous orange, perhaps to celebrate the freedom of life after retirement.
  In her luminous green and red jacket, she was easy to spot.
  They have wide faces, broad bills and luminous olive green and yellow plumage.
  The monochrome pieces are composed of layers that reveal luminous colours, while his use of oranges and yellows create some of the most evocative landscapes of Ireland in recent years.
  The red box it came in stands out on the shelf; the cover typography is distinctive and the spiral-bound book itself, with its luminous green pages, is a visual treat.
  I remember loving the luminous rich colours, 1920's feel and the lovely slightly melancholic mood it has.
  Synonyms
  vivid, striking, intense, brilliant, bright, strong, rich, deep, warm, full
2. 1.2Physics Relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy.
  〔物理〕光亮的（指视觉的感受而非就能量而言的光亮）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Geminga might be one of the best understood isolated neutron stars that we have found, but it has the same luminous flux as a candle on the Moon, which means that it will test these new telescopes to the limit.
  That leaves 2.9% who actually know what luminous intensity means.
  Our theory might predict that the most massive galaxies are the most luminous.
  First, a technical point, Lux is a measure of illuminance, or luminous fLux per unit area, and so the corresponding quantity would be irradiance, or Watts per square meter.
  Recent advances in technology have made production of luminous radiation that is perceived by the human eye as white light and that can replace conventional light sources.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

词汇	luminous
释义	Definition of luminous in English: luminous adjective ˈluːmɪnəsˈlumənəs 1Giving off light; bright or shining. the luminous dial on his watch 他手表的发光表盘。 a luminous glow 亮光。 figurative her eyes were luminous with joy 她眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。 Example sentencesExamples Its luminous, yet soothing lights shined in the dark murky skies like a beacon of heaven. In New York State luminous objects were seen hovering over 3 very significant locations. Regulars are drawn to the minimalist style and trendy DJ music and we particularly liked the groovy light bulbs that give the bar counter a glorious luminous glow. A cheap, luminous dial or illuminated watch with large numbers is quite handy. At the end one sees brilliant light or a luminous figure. The building was dark, the pews a deep red, and the stained glass windows luminous as the sun shined through them. But the image is luminous, like something radiant seen through the fog. Her eyes seemed almost to be glowing red from the luminous flames. Dozens of people have repeatedly reported the presence of these odd luminous objects. She reached out with her hand to touch the white, luminous object. In the center of the field there glowed a luminous fairy circle, where a ring of small greenish gnomelike creatures danced and sang squeakily. The sea rolls before us, luminous waves break on the shore, and the moon shines down white from a dark sky. In its interaction with light, it heats up in a luminous glow, giving it life and vibrant personality. The moon was full, and gave off a luminous blue glow. The luminous sun shone brightly over a small cottage in the middle of a long forest as it was setting down. The dimly-lit interior is done up with turntables and the odd futuristic light sculpture, while the bar has a luminous glow that offsets the dim and sexy darkness to the rest of the space. My computer screen leaves a luminous blue glow over the dark room. The surface material reflected the light and they became luminous. Set in a tightly wound labyrinth, this is where the film's insights about human endeavour are finally brought to light under a luminous moon. Overhead, the eternal sky glowed with its luminous clouds. Synonyms shining, bright, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, glowing, gleaming, coruscating, scintillating, lustrous, luminescent, phosphorescent, incandescent vivid, intense, resplendent lighted, lit, illuminated literary lambent, lucent rare refulgent, effulgent, candescent, luminiferous 1.1 Very bright in colour; lurid. he wore luminous green socks 他穿着绿得刺眼的袜子。 Example sentencesExamples The luminous green wallpaper in the bathroom looked even brighter as the sun streamed into the room. The red box it came in stands out on the shelf; the cover typography is distinctive and the spiral-bound book itself, with its luminous green pages, is a visual treat. The police in their luminous yellow jackets stood guard at the interface of two cultures. Her colours are luminous, with multiple layers of pigment, painted quickly but with great care and attention. It's impossible to see in reproduction, but the sides of this canvas have been painted luminous orange on the left and bottom and luminous green on the right and top. The darkness surrendered to light, midnight blue giving way to resplendent golds and luminous pinks. I remember loving the luminous rich colours, 1920's feel and the lovely slightly melancholic mood it has. In her luminous green and red jacket, she was easy to spot. I donned a luminous green observer's jacket and watched in awe as the victim was delicately secured and taken away. They have wide faces, broad bills and luminous olive green and yellow plumage. The sky was bright, luminous blue this evening, exactly the same colour as the Tibetan poppies. The distinctive ambulance is a luminous yellow colour and conforms to new EU regulations for ambulance services across Europe. Asiatic lilies make up for having little or no scent with the beauty of their huge upturned flowers in luminous colours. In this exhibition, the dominant color was the luminous green of the leafy vines that spread over many of his canvases, sometimes obscuring nearly everything else. On my return to my room with a view after our gig, the Falls and spray were floodlit in luminous greens and pinks. It was very common for older people - and not only youngsters - to wear such extreme colours as luminous orange, perhaps to celebrate the freedom of life after retirement. The monochrome pieces are composed of layers that reveal luminous colours, while his use of oranges and yellows create some of the most evocative landscapes of Ireland in recent years. She suggested that site notices be issued in a luminous colour to make them more visible. Today, that destination is a world peopled with clowns, gymnasts, panthers, snakes, men and women, young and old, in brilliant reds and greens and luminous yellows. The backdrop of sky passes through the entire color spectrum in seamless gradation from violet and indigo above through queasy green and luminous gold to a deep, luscious red below. Synonyms vivid, striking, intense, brilliant, bright, strong, rich, deep, warm, full 1.2Physics Relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy. 〔物理〕光亮的（指视觉的感受而非就能量而言的光亮） luminous intensity Example sentencesExamples That leaves 2.9% who actually know what luminous intensity means. Recent advances in technology have made production of luminous radiation that is perceived by the human eye as white light and that can replace conventional light sources. Geminga might be one of the best understood isolated neutron stars that we have found, but it has the same luminous flux as a candle on the Moon, which means that it will test these new telescopes to the limit. First, a technical point, Lux is a measure of illuminance, or luminous fLux per unit area, and so the corresponding quantity would be irradiance, or Watts per square meter. Our theory might predict that the most massive galaxies are the most luminous. Derivatives luminously adverbˈluːmɪnəsliˈlumənəsli In fact, he looks luminously happy throughout - as well he might be, as tonight's crowd are hugely enthusiastic, with frequent standing ovations between songs. Example sentencesExamples Even in their winter, South Africa is luminously bright and sunny - as hot or even hotter than most of our summers - but it does get dark very early. You drive there flaming so luminously on orange sunshine that dark trees on the roadside seem to rear back to let you pass, and your bare arms and hands glow in the car's hull like fine marble. The mountains, black streaked with white, loom above the town on both sides of the glittering fjord; behind them still higher peaks rise, entirely and luminously white. I was walking in Times Square on an evening in late autumn, at the hour when the City grows luminously gray. luminousness nounˈluːmɪnəsnəsˈlumənəsnəs Every summer I go live in the sky, I drive into this enormous space whose luminousness and emptiness, whose violence, seem to give this country its identity, even though few of us live there. Example sentencesExamples What is peculiar to this church is its luminousness. She is being billed as a dynamic new British talent with an incredible voice, star appeal and a luminousness that truly sets her apart from other female singer/songwriters. He placed it in the thin streak of daylight, and its luminousness was almost immediately restored. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- 'light'. Luminous is from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’. Rhymes bituminous, leguminous, numinous, voluminous Definition of luminous in US English: luminous adjectiveˈlo͞omənəsˈlumənəs 1Full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark. 光亮的；发光的，发亮的；明亮的；照耀的；（尤指）暗中发光的 the luminous dial on his watch 他手表的发光表盘。 a luminous glow 亮光。 figurative her eyes were luminous with joy 她眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。 Example sentencesExamples She reached out with her hand to touch the white, luminous object. The building was dark, the pews a deep red, and the stained glass windows luminous as the sun shined through them. The dimly-lit interior is done up with turntables and the odd futuristic light sculpture, while the bar has a luminous glow that offsets the dim and sexy darkness to the rest of the space. In New York State luminous objects were seen hovering over 3 very significant locations. Set in a tightly wound labyrinth, this is where the film's insights about human endeavour are finally brought to light under a luminous moon. The sea rolls before us, luminous waves break on the shore, and the moon shines down white from a dark sky. Its luminous, yet soothing lights shined in the dark murky skies like a beacon of heaven. A cheap, luminous dial or illuminated watch with large numbers is quite handy. But the image is luminous, like something radiant seen through the fog. In the center of the field there glowed a luminous fairy circle, where a ring of small greenish gnomelike creatures danced and sang squeakily. My computer screen leaves a luminous blue glow over the dark room. Dozens of people have repeatedly reported the presence of these odd luminous objects. Regulars are drawn to the minimalist style and trendy DJ music and we particularly liked the groovy light bulbs that give the bar counter a glorious luminous glow. In its interaction with light, it heats up in a luminous glow, giving it life and vibrant personality. The moon was full, and gave off a luminous blue glow. The surface material reflected the light and they became luminous. At the end one sees brilliant light or a luminous figure. Her eyes seemed almost to be glowing red from the luminous flames. Overhead, the eternal sky glowed with its luminous clouds. The luminous sun shone brightly over a small cottage in the middle of a long forest as it was setting down. Synonyms shining, bright, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, glowing, gleaming, coruscating, scintillating, lustrous, luminescent, phosphorescent, incandescent 1.1 (of a color) very bright; harsh to the eye. （颜色）明亮的；刺眼的 he wore luminous green socks 他穿着绿得刺眼的袜子。 Example sentencesExamples Asiatic lilies make up for having little or no scent with the beauty of their huge upturned flowers in luminous colours. Today, that destination is a world peopled with clowns, gymnasts, panthers, snakes, men and women, young and old, in brilliant reds and greens and luminous yellows. The sky was bright, luminous blue this evening, exactly the same colour as the Tibetan poppies. The distinctive ambulance is a luminous yellow colour and conforms to new EU regulations for ambulance services across Europe. On my return to my room with a view after our gig, the Falls and spray were floodlit in luminous greens and pinks. The backdrop of sky passes through the entire color spectrum in seamless gradation from violet and indigo above through queasy green and luminous gold to a deep, luscious red below. She suggested that site notices be issued in a luminous colour to make them more visible. The darkness surrendered to light, midnight blue giving way to resplendent golds and luminous pinks. It's impossible to see in reproduction, but the sides of this canvas have been painted luminous orange on the left and bottom and luminous green on the right and top. The luminous green wallpaper in the bathroom looked even brighter as the sun streamed into the room. In this exhibition, the dominant color was the luminous green of the leafy vines that spread over many of his canvases, sometimes obscuring nearly everything else. The police in their luminous yellow jackets stood guard at the interface of two cultures. Her colours are luminous, with multiple layers of pigment, painted quickly but with great care and attention. I donned a luminous green observer's jacket and watched in awe as the victim was delicately secured and taken away. It was very common for older people - and not only youngsters - to wear such extreme colours as luminous orange, perhaps to celebrate the freedom of life after retirement. In her luminous green and red jacket, she was easy to spot. They have wide faces, broad bills and luminous olive green and yellow plumage. The monochrome pieces are composed of layers that reveal luminous colours, while his use of oranges and yellows create some of the most evocative landscapes of Ireland in recent years. The red box it came in stands out on the shelf; the cover typography is distinctive and the spiral-bound book itself, with its luminous green pages, is a visual treat. I remember loving the luminous rich colours, 1920's feel and the lovely slightly melancholic mood it has. Synonyms vivid, striking, intense, brilliant, bright, strong, rich, deep, warm, full 1.2Physics Relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy. 〔物理〕光亮的（指视觉的感受而非就能量而言的光亮） Example sentencesExamples Geminga might be one of the best understood isolated neutron stars that we have found, but it has the same luminous flux as a candle on the Moon, which means that it will test these new telescopes to the limit. That leaves 2.9% who actually know what luminous intensity means. Our theory might predict that the most massive galaxies are the most luminous. First, a technical point, Lux is a measure of illuminance, or luminous fLux per unit area, and so the corresponding quantity would be irradiance, or Watts per square meter. Recent advances in technology have made production of luminous radiation that is perceived by the human eye as white light and that can replace conventional light sources. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.
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