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Luminous vs Beamy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between luminous and beamy

is that luminous is emitting light; glowing brightly while beamy is resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.

luminous

English

(wikipedia luminous)

Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * beamful

    Derived terms

    * luminous paint * luminosity

    beamy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
  • (archaic) Having horns or antlers.
    • beamy stags
  • (nautical) Having much beam or breadth; wide.
  • Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.
  • (figuratively) Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome.

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