as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the luminosity of the fireflies made for an enchanting nighttime show
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Recent Examples of luminosity
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
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Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Above the fog line, more hours of sun and brilliant luminosity bring distinctive structure to the Pinot Noir and a voluminous, fleshy texture to the Chardonnay.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Take the Haute Couture Facial, for example; this non-invasive treatment is fully customized, defining facial contours, improving texture and luminosity via a mix of cold laser, ultrasound, microcurrent, LED, cryotherapy, and oxygen infusion, and is exclusive to the New York outpost.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Above the fog line, more hours of sun and brilliant luminosity bring distinctive structure to the Pinot Noir and a voluminous, fleshy texture to the Chardonnay.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Take the Haute Couture Facial, for example; this non-invasive treatment is fully customized, defining facial contours, improving texture and luminosity via a mix of cold laser, ultrasound, microcurrent, LED, cryotherapy, and oxygen infusion, and is exclusive to the New York outpost.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminosity
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Furthermore, the constellation brightness would drown out faint celestial objects and limit astronomical observations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the film is most notable for — spoiler — Roberts’s death at the end, and her palpable absence in the final scenes speaks to the brightness of her presence in the movie’s earlier parts.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Buffett and Munger’s brilliance is undeniable, but their example also shows what not to do.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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This whole event shows how Nobel history is shaped not only by brilliance but also by timing, politics, and the personal dynamics of those involved.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nowhere was this more evident than in the crisp shirting, recalling the shirts Coco herself wore, which brought a lightness and purity not seen in recent collections.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The performance sunglass versions, which use Zeiss lenses, will be priced at roughly double many Cutler & Gross acetate models, but the lightness, strength, and precision of the materials are well worth the investment.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Luminosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminosity. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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