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   Lu·mi·nous

   /ˈlo͞omənəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark: "the luminous dial on his watch"
   • ▪ (of a color) very bright; harsh to the eye: "he wore luminous green socks"
   • ▪ relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy: "luminous intensity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luminously adverb
   • 2. luminousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • I

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