luminiferous

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adjective

Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

OriginLatin lumen →
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Meanings

adjectiveluminiferous (comparative more luminiferous, superlative most luminiferous)

comparative more luminiferous · superlative most luminiferous

  1. Producing or transmitting light; luminous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alighteffulgentluminousorientshimmeryshining

Origin

  1. Latinlumen
  2. Englishluminiferous

From Latin lumen, lumin- (“light”, noun) + -ferous [from ferre (“to bear, carry”, verb) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives)].

More words from Latin

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Translations

Italian luminifero
  • luminiferoTranslations
Russian светоно́сный
  • светоно́сный (svetonósnyj)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with luminiferous

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APA

luminiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminiferous

MLA

“luminiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luminiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminiferous.

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