luminous
/LOO-mih-nus/adjectivegiving off light; bright or shining
“The dial's luminous paint glowed long after lights-out.”
- Synonyms
- radiant, glowing, incandescent
- Antonyms
- dark, dim
- Root
- luc- (light)
- Memory hook
- lumin (light) + ous: full of light.
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