luminously
adverb
luminously is spelled L-U-M-I-N-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, luminously means “In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in luminously?
| Letters | 10: L-U-M-I-N-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is luminously?
Luminously appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of luminously
- more luminously comparative
- most luminously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luminously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Luminously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a luminous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lumineusement |
| Spanish | luminosamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does luminously come from?
From luminous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).