as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the luminosity of the fireflies made for an enchanting nighttime show
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Recent Examples of luminosity
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
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ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Take the Haute Couture Facial, for example; this non-invasive treatment is fully customized, defining facial contours, improving texture and luminosity via a mix of cold laser, ultrasound, microcurrent, LED, cryotherapy, and oxygen infusion, and is exclusive to the New York outpost.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The most natural way to achieve the gigawatt-level luminosity observed, Loeb noted, would be nuclear power.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In early seasons, characters were hand-drawn over watercolor backdrops that bore a subtle luminosity.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for luminosity
ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Take the Haute Couture Facial, for example; this non-invasive treatment is fully customized, defining facial contours, improving texture and luminosity via a mix of cold laser, ultrasound, microcurrent, LED, cryotherapy, and oxygen infusion, and is exclusive to the New York outpost.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The most natural way to achieve the gigawatt-level luminosity observed, Loeb noted, would be nuclear power.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In early seasons, characters were hand-drawn over watercolor backdrops that bore a subtle luminosity.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for luminosity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminosity
Noun
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The punchy liquid stays put and works nicely as underpaint for a glow beneath base makeup, or for stand-alone brightness in multidimensional shades like Starlite (rose gold with shimmer) and Good Vibes (deep fuchsia with pearlescent particles).—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both of the Pop projectors are rated to deliver 700 lumens of brightness, but the EF62 sports a 4K resolution while the EF61 is full HD.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Innovation is often portrayed as the lone genius’s spark of brilliance.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Stars are easily resolved within seconds and an enhanced vision time of two minutes is more than enough to show their brilliance.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Open-weave knitwear also had a strong showing, offering texture and lightness in equal measure.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Tubular steel for strength, plywood for lightness, glass to maximize daylight—these were engineering as much as design.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Luminosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminosity. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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