LUMINOUS

lambent, aglow(p), lucent, luminous

(adjective) softly bright or radiant; “a house aglow with lights”; “glowing embers”; “lambent tongues of flame”; “the lucent moon”; “a sky luminous with stars”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

emitting light; glowing brightly

brightly illuminated

Synonyms

• (emitting light): beamful, shining, radiant; see also shining

• (brightly illuminated): lighted, lit up; see also illuminated

Source: Wiktionary

Lu"mi*nous, a. Etym: [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]

1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous. Bacon. The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous heads. Longfellow.

2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous. Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the darkness. Longfellow.

3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. " Luminous eloquence." Macaulay. " A luminous statement." Brougham. Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.

Syn.

– Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous.

– Lu"mi*nous*ly, adv.

– Lu"mi*nous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition