Meanings
nounluminousness (countable and uncountable, plural luminousnesses)
plural luminousnesses
- countableuncountableThe quality of being luminous.
The full moon, hidden by veils of cloud, threw a pale phosphorescent luminousness over the heavens, and the towers of the church stood up black against this silvery fleece.
1927, Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop, Book VII, section 2, page 212
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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APA
luminousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminousness
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“luminousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminousness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luminousness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminousness.
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