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Luminous vs Illuminous - What's the difference?

luminous | illuminous |

As adjectives the difference between luminous and illuminous

is that luminous is emitting light; glowing brightly while illuminous is bright; clear.

luminous

English

(wikipedia luminous)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • emitting light; glowing brightly
  • brightly illuminated

    • Synonyms

    * beamful

    Derived terms

    * luminous paint * luminosity

    illuminous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) bright; clear
    • (Webster 1913)