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lu·mi·nous Listen to audio/ˈlu:mənəs/ adjective
[more luminous; most luminous] 1 : producing or seeming to produce light : shining
luminous stars/galaxies I saw the cat's luminous eyes in my car's headlights. a watch with a luminous dialoften used figuratively the luminous clarity of her writing a luminous essay
2 a : filled with light : brightly lit
The room was luminous with sunlight.
b : very bright in color
a luminous blue
— lu·mi·nos·i·ty Listen to audio /ˌlu:ˈnɑ:səti/ noun [singular]
measuring a star's luminosity the luminosity of a typical galaxy
— lu·mi·nous·ly adverb
colors gleaming luminously in the sunlight a luminously clear writing style

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