LUMINOUSLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

luminously

adverb

Definition of luminously

as in bright

in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light in the soft candlelight her eyes sparkled luminously at him

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Recent Examples of luminously The luminously charismatic 22-year-old Canadian actor from Manitoba plays Carrie White unlike any iteration before. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 As night fell and West Sacramento’s Ziggurat building glowed luminously, guests returned to the sampling tables for an array of desserts. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Japan has selected Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luminously cerebral French-language feature All of a Sudden as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems. — Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 Bogdanovich’s breakthrough came in 1971 with The Last Picture Show, an ensemble drama about growing up in a small Texas town, sensitively told and luminously shot. — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026 Tarr went on to direct the accomplished The Man From London, which starred Tilda Swinton, before retiring after The Turin Horse, a luminously stark period chamber drama about a father and his adult daughter living alone in the barren Hungarian countryside over the span of about a week. — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026

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brightly

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Near the brightly illuminated planet Adrian, background stars were therefore largely absent.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
During our stay, the work of Croatian artist Matej Vuković was on display, bringing pops of brightly colored clouds and unique shapes to the lush green landscape.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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