LUMINOUSNESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

luminousness

noun

Definition of luminousness

as in brightness

the quality or state of having or giving off light there's a special luminousness to the air over the island that painters and photographers have long sought to capture

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Noun

And, it was coupled with a nice brightness that made percussion crisp and synths cutting.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Wear one in beige or white to add a bit of brightness to your look, or black for some edge.

— Michel Mejía, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of brilliancy

Noun

No headliner has ever been an ex–drug dealer whose entire mythos is wrapped up in transmuting block-boy brilliance into boardroom brute force.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
What came next made Lekkerimäki’s moment of brilliance something more than a nuanced, impressive shot from a rapidly and surprisingly developing Canucks sniper.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

Texture takes center stage in the new drop, with plush shearling, shimmering metallics, and festive embellishments bringing a sense of lightness to the house’s signature designs.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Wrapped in soft cashmere, the Cashmere Cabin is designed to mimic the feeling of stepping into an Ultralight with Cashmere piece and being enveloped in softness, lightness and ease.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lightness

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