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Antonyms for luminousness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : loo-muh-nuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu mə nəs

Definition of luminousness

Origin :
  • early 15c., "full of light," from Latin luminosus "shining, full of light," from lumen (genitive luminis) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Related: Luminously.
  • As in luster : noun gloss, shine
Example sentences :
  • If he can secure any suggestion of the subtilty and luminousness,—if he can!
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 » by Various
  • She had mistaken the luminousness of his eyes for the fire of passion.
  • Extract from : « Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • The luminousness gone from her face, there were cruel revelations.
  • Extract from : « Lifted Masks » by Susan Glaspell
  • Under the luminousness of real vision, it alone takes possession, takes value.
  • Extract from : « Complete Prose Works » by Walt Whitman
  • Heat lightning glowed in the west with the luminousness so marked in that region.
  • Extract from : « The Main Chance » by Meredith Nicholson
  • Swift and sudden lustre, the luminousness of a meteor, marks this monarch of lyric song.
  • Extract from : « Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2) » by John Addington Symonds
  • Happily, we have chosen the right medium: the luminousness is destroyed, but the opaqueness remains visible.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862 » by Various
  • "Imagination," "the shaping gift of imagination," is this power of first presenting a thing to your own brain with luminousness.
  • Extract from : « Platform Monologues » by T. G. Tucker
  • The luminousness ahead grew brighter, and an outlying barn flashed past.
  • Extract from : « Back o' the Moon » by Oliver Onions
  • She would have heard the last about that fine, delicate quality—about sweetness and luminousness!
  • Extract from : « Fidelity » by Susan Glaspell

Synonyms for luminousness

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