luminoso

/lumiˈnoso/ · B2 · adj

luminous, bright

💡 luminoso = lumen (light) + -oso (full of) → full of light

From Latin lumen, meaning light, plus the Spanish suffix -oso, meaning full of, like -ous in English. Think of English luminous, luminary, and illuminate, which share the same root. Something luminoso is full of light.

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