LUMINOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

luminously (comparative more luminously, superlative most luminously)

In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly.

Source: Wiktionary

LUMINOUS

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

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