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
Taken altogether, this explains the decrease in time between SN 2024afav’s luminosity oscillations and confirms Kasen’s magnetar theory.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
Whether bumps or pits, roughness or a distinct lack of luminosity, uneven skin texture impacts all of us at some point.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
Cho says your lifestyle can also impact the luminosity of your skin, and recommends getting a proper amount of sleep, water, and exercise paired with a balanced diet to boost your skin’s natural glow.
—Christa Joanna Lee, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
The luminosity represents the rate at which particle collisions occur.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
Whether bumps or pits, roughness or a distinct lack of luminosity, uneven skin texture impacts all of us at some point.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
Cho says your lifestyle can also impact the luminosity of your skin, and recommends getting a proper amount of sleep, water, and exercise paired with a balanced diet to boost your skin’s natural glow.
—Christa Joanna Lee, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
The luminosity represents the rate at which particle collisions occur.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for luminosity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminosity
Noun
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The monitor has an ambient sensor that helps adjust lighting depending on brightness.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Follow with low lighting throughout the home rather than returning to full brightness.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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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Although no continent on Earth is now untouched by the diverse and delicious seed and food crops developed in the Americas, the brilliance of the native peoples who domesticated these nourishing plants over millennia has largely been overlooked by history.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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With Eury Pérez, Max Meyer and Chris Paddack lined up for the visiting Marlins, Will Warren, Ryan Weathers and Max Fried will look to continue the brilliance of a Yankees rotation that has only allowed two runs through six games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Are laughter and lightness merely opiates, or tools of the revolution, or both, or neither?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Even before the Elite Eight tipped off, Auriemma said the Huskies were operating with a lightness he’s rarely ever seen in 41 seasons at the helm of the program.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Luminosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminosity. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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