luminescent
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˌluːməˈnɛsənt/
- Specialized
:
luminescente
- As first light crept across the sky, lumps of white shone nearly luminescent on the downhill slope.
- luminescent glow
- luminescent light
- luminescent fish
It's ultra sheer, ultra luminescent, ultra pearlescent without there being lots of shimmer.
- It's ultra sheer, ultra luminescent, ultra pearlescent without there being lots of shimmer.
- But of the many surprises she offered us, this was the only one that wasn't joyous, luminescent and mind changing.
Examples
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Now the Basilica Julia is on our left, with its luminescent rows of marble columns still under construction.
Academic text (2007) -
Above him, the moon tinged black clouds with luminescent edges, then sank behind them into darkness.
Fiction book (1996) -
And when you put it on, it's very luminescent and it shines very well.
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It's luminescent and flawless and beautiful.
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Another image of the room is still there, vaguely luminescent in the night.
Fiction book (2001) -
Angel was huge behind them, a luminescent presence, her halo shining silver.
Fiction book (1991) -
As in more than 30 other squid species, a light organ houses luminescent bacteria.
Academic text (1993) -
The beautiful walk through the Siq under a luminescent blue sky is about three-quarters of a mile.
Academic text (2008) -
In fall, the full luminescent hollow of a harvest moon floats over the Higashiyama Mountains.
Fiction book (2000) -
The luminescent glow of the jellyfish illuminated the dark waters around it.
Synonyms
64
4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
38
4.8
Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern
7
4.8
Very bright colors that seem to glow in daylight
1
8.8
Giving off light without heat after being in light, like glow in the dark paint
1
9.9
To give off light or let light pass through
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The inside surface of an old television that lights up to show images
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Surface Forms
Morphology
luminescent = luminesce (transparent) = lumin + esce + nt
Formed from the verb 'luminesce' by the adjectival ending (yielding '-escent'/'-nt'), so the meaning 'emitting light (without heat)' follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Luminescent comes from the root lumin meaning 'light' and the ending -escent meaning 'becoming', like in luminous or illuminate. So, something luminescent 'becomes light' and gives off light even without heat.