luminoso

bright

adjective loo-mee-NOH-zoh Rare

Origin: From Latin luminosus, from lumen, 'light'.

Also means

luminous, radiant

Usage Note

Luminoso describes both physical brightness (una stanza luminosa, a bright room) and metaphorical brilliance (un'idea luminosa, a brilliant idea). The four forms are luminoso, luminosa, luminosi, luminose. A common collocation in design and real-estate is ambienti luminosi (bright, well-lit spaces), highly prized in Italian apartments.

Examples

"L'appartamento è molto luminoso e spazioso."

Natural Translation

The apartment is very bright and spacious.

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