luminous
Giving off light, or glowing brightly.
luminous in a sentence
- The cave was full of luminous mushrooms that lit the path like lanterns.
- Milo's luminous watch glowed green in the dark, so he could tell the time at midnight.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to luminous?
- Adark
- Bdim
- Cdull
- Dglowing
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D: glowing. The other three mean the opposite of luminous.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to luminous?
- Adark
- Bbright
- Cradiant
- Dglowing
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A: dark. The other three mean nearly the same as luminous.
Words that mean something similar
glowing, bright, radiant
Words that mean the opposite
dark, dim, dull
More words about light & dark
- mellow: Soft, gentle and relaxed.
- murky: Dark, dirty and hard to see through.
- ominous: Giving you a worrying feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- opaque: Impossible to see through.
- phantom: A ghost, or something that seems real but is not.
- radiant: Shining brightly, or glowing with happiness.
- shimmer: To shine with a soft light that seems to tremble.
- sombre: Dark, dull and serious in mood or colour.
More words to explore
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