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luminos
bright, full of light /lu.miˈnos/
adjective#4318 most common
Also: luminous, radiant, well-lit
Example sentences
Camera mea este luminoasă.
My room is bright.
Casa are multe ferestre mari și e foarte luminoasă.
The house has many large windows and is very bright.
Prefer un apartament luminos, cu multă lumină naturală.
I prefer a bright apartment, with a lot of natural light.
Avea un zâmbet luminos care lumina toată încăperea.
She had a radiant smile that lit up the whole room.
Pictorul a folosit culori luminoase pentru a reda atmosfera de vară.
The painter used bright colors to capture the summer atmosphere.
Discursul său, luminos și plin de speranță, a reușit să inspire o întreagă generație de tineri.
His speech, radiant and full of hope, managed to inspire an entire generation of young people.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | luminos (m) / luminoasă (f) | luminoși (m) / luminoase (f) |
| Genitive | luminos (m) / luminoase (f) | luminoși (m) / luminoase (f) |
| Accusative | luminos (m) / luminoasă (f) | luminoși (m) / luminoase (f) |
| Vocative | luminos (m) / luminoasă (f) | luminoși (m) / luminoase (f) |
Word family
luminălight
a luminato light, to illuminate
luminozitateluminosity, brightness
a iluminato illuminate
luminiscentluminescent
Etymology
Luminos comes from Latin luminosus, meaning full of light. That word is built on lumen, light, the same root that gave English illuminate and luminous. Romanian kept the Latin adjective form almost unchanged, only adapting the ending to native patterns.
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