Luminous
Luminous , adjective
[Latin luminosus, from lumen light: compare French lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]
1.
Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Fire burneth wood, making it... luminous.
The mountains lift... their lofty and luminous heads.
2.
Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the darkness.
3.
Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind.
Luminous eloquence.
A luminous statement.
Collocations (1)
Luminous paint , a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.