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luminious

luminious is the uncommon form of luminous.

Meaning of luminous

Adjective

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

  1. Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
    • 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.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 21
  2. Brightly illuminated.
  3. Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
    • a luminous explanation

Forms of luminious

comparativemore luminious
superlativemost luminious

Questions about luminious

What is luminious the uncommon form of?
Luminious is the uncommon form of luminous.

Words near luminious in the dictionary

  1. luminesces
  2. luminescing
  3. luminiferous
  4. luminiferous aether
  5. lumining
  6. luminious
  7. luminised
  8. luminism
  9. luminist
  10. luminists
  11. luminoassay

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