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luminosity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of luminosity

the quality or state of having or giving off light

the luminosity of the fireflies made for an enchanting nighttime show

Synonyms of luminosity

brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor

Words Related to luminosity

blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light

fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence

burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess

fire, flame, glare, glow

flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

Near Antonyms of luminosity

dimness, gloominess, somberness

cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity

colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness

Antonyms of luminosity

blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness

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