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luminescent

[loo-muh-nes-uhnt] / ˌlu məˈnɛs ənt /
ADJECTIVE
glowing, shining
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Luminescent bits of matter, like inanimate fireflies, filled the air.

From The New Yorker • May 11, 2015

Luminescent pigments outline the instruments in the lightless cabins of all night-flying U.S. bombers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Luminescent gigantism in earrings has reached the stage where girls are turning themselves into Yule trees, dangling oversize baubles, including some with flashlight batteries that turn on and off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Luminescent Santa ties, cheap drugstore perfumes and fuzzy bunny slippers--these are the last refuge of the desperate holiday shopper, destined for the New Year's trash heap or some forgotten corner of the attic.

From Time Magazine Archive




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