luisance
French, noun\lɥi.zɑ̃s\
luisance is spelled L-U-I-S-A-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written French, the 301,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luisance is a French feminine noun meaning “shine; brightness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualité de ce qui luit”.
What does luisance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshine; brightness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Qualité de ce qui luit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of luisance
- luisances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luisance?
- \lɥi.zɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is luisance in French?
luisance appears about once in every 93 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).