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illuminous

illuminous adjective: bright; clear.

Adjective

illuminous (comparative more illuminous, superlative most illuminous)

  1. (obsolete) bright; clear
    • a tissue of illuminous dreams1842, Henry Taylor, Edwin the Fair
  2. luminous; illuminated

Forms of illuminous

comparativemore illuminous
superlativemost illuminous

Questions about illuminous

What does illuminous mean?
Illuminous means bright; clear.
What part of speech is illuminous?
Illuminous is an adjective.

Words near illuminous in the dictionary

  1. illuminizes
  2. illuminizing
  3. illuminometer
  4. illuminometers
  5. illuminosity
  6. illuminous
  7. illupi
  8. illure
  9. illured
  10. illurement
  11. illurements

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