luminous
adjective/ˈluːmɪnəs/
Frequency rank: #10,191 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Emitting or reflecting bright light; glowing.
Example sentence
The stars appeared luminous against the dark night sky.
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