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luminoso

Portuguese, adjective/lu.miˈno.zu/

luminoso is spelled L-U-M-I-N-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,223rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luminoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “luminous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que irradia ou reflete luz; brilhante, límpido”.

What does luminoso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    luminous

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que irradia ou reflete luz; brilhante, límpido 2. iluminado 3. intelectualmente brilhante 4. claro, facilmente compreensível

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of luminoso

  • luminosa feminine
  • luminosos masculine plural
  • luminosas feminine plural
  • metaphonic feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce luminoso?

  • Brazil /lu.miˈno.zu/
  • Portugal /lu.miˈno.zu/
  • Portugal /lu.mi.ˈno.zu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to luminoso

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is luminoso in Portuguese?

luminoso appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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