luminousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminousness
Noun
  • While most use Xeon bulbs as their light source, but brightness from these fades over time, leading to a dimmer image.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Bumping that up to standard brightness was slightly better, but the visuals were still pretty washed out.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Red Planet, shining at magnitude –1.4, is 40° to the east-northeast, and the king of planets, Jove, still near its greatest brilliancy for the year at magnitude –2.8, lies 46° west-southwest of Luna.
    Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • This robust local structure not only nurtures individual brilliance but also reinforces team unity and tactical awareness on the international stage.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The prevailing impression — reinforced by the disastrous display against Argentina this week — was of a team adrift, occasionally bailed out by individual brilliance but fundamentally nowhere near the level required.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some meet the characteristics frequently associated with Irish whiskey—lightness, smoothness, a fruity profile—and others are more expressive, and even a little smokey.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Sitting out on her sunny pool deck in an oversized sweater, frayed jeans and slippers with minimal makeup, Moore exudes lightness and positivity.
    Mara Reinstein, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Luminousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminousness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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