Illuminous vs. Luminous

Illuminous vs. Luminous — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Illuminous and Luminous

Illuminousadjective

(obsolete) bright; clear

Luminousadjective

emitting light; glowing brightly

Luminousadjective

brightly illuminated

Luminousadjective

softly bright or radiant;

a house aglow with lightsglowing emberslambent tongues of flamethe lucent moona sky luminous with stars
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