Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
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See Brite, v. i.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
See Brite, v. i.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
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In a glow; glowing; as, cheeks aglow; the landscape all aglow.
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Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
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Shining; bright; resplendent.
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