luminously
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- adverb
- /ˈluːmɪnəsli/
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luminosamente
- He is powerfully, consistently, luminously there, and dependably himself, as long as we can keep him in view.
- glow luminously
Examples
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She had the most gorgeous skin, clear and luminously pale, though she smoked quite a lot; her eyes were dark, bottomless beautiful pools of dangerously intense emotion: sadness, pleasure, concentration.
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But the arts are an area in which Newark shines luminously.
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They blazed so luminously and were sharply filled with intelligence.
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Everything about her and her little house and garden was modest in its origins but splendidly beautiful, interesting, intimidating, luminously clean, and correct.
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"Not sure what to say to each other, they both stared at the plant, absorbing the scene, the upturned translucent leaves, luminously green, looking electric."
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The stars shone luminously in the clear night sky, lighting up the darkness.
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The fireflies danced luminously in the warm summer air, creating a magical atmosphere.
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The artist painted the landscape luminously, capturing the vibrant colors of the sunset.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy
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Shining with a very bright, strong light
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In a bright, happy way that shows great joy
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In a very bright or very fast way
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Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face
In a very bright, clear way
In a way that shines brightly or looks very good
In a way that gives light to make things more visible
In a way that shines and seems very impressive
In a way that shines with many small bright flashes of light
In a way that shines or sparkles to attract attention
In a soft, flickering light that makes things look bright
In a way that glows with very bright neon colors
Antonyms
How Brightly
Surface Forms
Morphology
luminously = luminous (transparent) = lumin + ous + ly
The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'luminous' with the productive suffix '-ly', preserving the literal light-related meaning.
Etymology
Luminously comes from the Latin lumen meaning 'light', the same root you see in illuminate and luminary. So to do something luminously is to shine or give off bright light.