What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Luminous vs Fluminous - What's the difference?

luminous | fluminous |

As adjectives the difference between luminous and fluminous

is that luminous is emitting light; glowing brightly while fluminous is pertaining to a river or rivers; flowing, fluent.

luminous

English

(wikipedia luminous)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • emitting light; glowing brightly
  • brightly illuminated

    • Synonyms

    * beamful

    Derived terms

    * luminous paint * luminosity

    fluminous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • pertaining to a river or rivers; flowing, fluent
  • :* 1989': ‘By God, you speak our British language, as we must now call it since the new naming of our kingdom, with a fine accent and '''fluminous smoothness,’ Dick Burbage said. — Anthony Burgess, ''The Devil's Mode

    • Anagrams

    *