luminous
adjective
radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
unluminous
-
a word derived from
luminous.
Example Sentences
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Which entirely paralyzed Noailles and Company, or reduced them to mere hysterics, and excitement of the unluminous kind.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Thomas Carlyle
There is a peculiar yellow-red, dusty, unluminous, very dark, that can be profitably worn.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Maud C. Cooke
If the town be considered as a quiescent body pursuing its unluminous way in space, Mr. Elkins may stand for the impinging planet which shocked it into vibrant life.
From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Herbert Quick
Above all places, the unluminous combustion in Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin was fierce.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
The window with its nibbled paint Leers filmy and unluminous.
From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Agnes Lee
