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luminously

/ˈɫumənəsli/ adv

In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly.

Word Origin From Latin lumen 'light' — luminous means full of light, and luminously is the adverb. The same root gives us illuminate (to light up), luminary (a light-giving body), and bioluminescence (living light). The PIE root *leuk- shines through words like light and lucid.

adv In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly.

The full moon shone luminously in the clear night sky.

(副词) 明亮地；光亮地；灿烂地

满月在晴朗的夜空中明亮地照耀着。

(adverbio) luminosamente; brillantemente; resplandecientemente; relucientemente [De manera luminosa, brillantemente, resplandecientemente.]

La luna llena brilló luminosamente en el cielo despejado de la noche.

(adverbe) lumineusement; brillamment; avec éclat; splendidement; de manière lumineuse [De manière lumineuse, en émettant une vive clarté ou un éclat rayonnant.]

La pleine lune brillait **avec un éclat lumineux** (*luminously*) dans le ciel dégagé.

(Adverb) leuchtend; strahlend; glühend [Auf eine Weise, die hell leuchtet oder strahlt, oft mit einem sanften, durchdringenden Licht.]

Der Vollmond schien **luminously** am klaren Nachthimmel.

(副詞) 明るく光り輝く様子で、燦然と。

満月が澄んだ夜空に明るく輝いていた。

(advérbio) luminosamente; brilhantemente; resplandecentemente [De maneira luminosa, intensamente, com brilho.]

A lua cheia brilhava intensamente no céu noturno limpo.

Synonyms: brightly glowingly radiantly shiningly brilliantly incandescently lucently lightsomely Antonyms: darkly dimly murkily gloomily
Word parts: lumin + ous + ly

Related words

luminary luminosity luminescence luminescent illuminate illumination illuminati

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