Luminous [adjective]

Definition of Luminous:

shining; issuing light; bright, glowing

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Sentence/Example of Luminous:

Venus, Earth’s luminous planetary neighbor, is too close to the sun to see.

We also know that the Sun has become 30 percent more luminous since life first evolved.

Intriguingly, the artist achieves such luminous colors in part by applying oils to panels made of aluminum, a substance more often associated with sculpture.

We also know that the sun has become 30 percent more luminous since life first evolved.

Jupiter is the most-luminous object in this group, Saturn is to the lower right of Jupiter, and Mercury is to the lower left.

As they move, they distort the positions and the proper motions and trajectories of luminous sources.

These colorless structures capture light like the inside of a kaleidoscope, reflecting and refracting it until it comes back that luminous indigo.

It’s also one of the most beautiful—a place where sculptural canyons, undulating sand dunes, abundant wildlife, and a luminous sky abound.

The red glow was so brilliant that the whole river was tinged and made luminous by it.

Gwynne's mind seemed to darken until only one luminous point confronted it, the visible tormented soul of his kinsman.