luminescent

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/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/

adjective

Emitting light by luminescence.

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light
OriginLatin lumen →
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Meanings

adjectiveluminescent (comparative more luminescent, superlative most luminescent)

comparative more luminescent · superlative most luminescent

  1. Emitting light by luminescence.

    But this does not have the slightly yellow glow of things made with luminescent dye.

    2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 218

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveemitting light not caused by heat

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light

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlumen“light”
  2. Englishluminescent

From stem of Latin lumen (“light”) + -escent, equivalent to luminesce + -ent.

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Translations

Bulgarian луминесцентен
  • луминесцентен (luminescenten)emitting light by luminescence
Catalan luminescent
  • luminescentemitting light by luminescence
Czech luminiscenční
  • luminiscenčníemitting light by luminescence
Finnish luminesentti, valoa loistava
  • luminesenttiemitting light by luminescence
  • valoa loistavaemitting light by luminescence
French luminescent
  • luminescentemitting light by luminescence
German lumineszierend
  • lumineszierendemitting light by luminescence
Irish lonrach
  • lonrachemitting light by luminescence
Italian luminescente
  • luminescenteemitting light by luminescence
Māori hīnātore
  • hīnātoreemitting light by luminescence
Polish luminescencyjny
  • luminescencyjnyemitting light by luminescence
Portuguese luminescente
  • luminescenteemitting light by luminescence
Romanian luminescent
  • luminescentemitting light by luminescence
Scottish Gaelic soillseach
  • soillseachemitting light by luminescence
Spanish luminiscente
  • luminiscenteemitting light by luminescence
Swedish självlysande
  • självlysandeemitting light by luminescence
Tagalog masanag
  • masanagemitting light by luminescence

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with luminescent

crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescentchemiluminescent
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Cite this entry
APA

luminescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminescent

MLA

“luminescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luminescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminescent.

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