luminously
In brilliant light
Luminously is the adverb form of luminous, describing something done in a way that emits or reflects light, or that seems to glow.
A full moon shines luminously, and certain deep-sea creatures glow luminously in the dark.
The word extends to figurative uses involving clarity or brilliance: She writes luminously about grief and recovery.
Someone who smiles luminously radiates warmth or joy.
With remarkable excellence
- dazzlinglyIn blinding manner
- resplendentlyWith dazzling magnificence
- incandescentlyEmitting light from heat
- blazinglyWith extreme intensity
blindingly · gloriously · magnificently · splendidly · intensely · vividly · strikingly · dramatically
With little volume
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- warmlyWith affection shown
- phosphorescentlyWith cold, lingering glow
- fluorescentlyWith glow from radiation
ethereally · faintly · steadily · subtly · lambently · hazily · diffusely · moonlit
Surpassingly, beyond usual bounds
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- divinelyIn godlike manner
- celestiallyIn sky-god fashion
- angelicallyIn saintly manner
beatifically · seraphically · sublimely · mystically · otherworldly · heavenly · sacredly · enlightened
In a gleaming manner
- glitteringlyIn a shining manner
- shimmeringlyWith trembling luminosity
- scintillatinglyWith brilliant flashes
- flickeringlyWith intermittent light
brilliantly
With remarkable excellence
- dazzlinglyIn blinding manner
- resplendentlyWith dazzling magnificence
- incandescentlyEmitting light from heat
blazingly · blindingly · gloriously · magnificently · splendidly · intensely · vividly · strikingly · dramatically · spectacularly
softly
With little volume
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- warmlyWith affection shown
- phosphorescentlyWith cold, lingering glow
fluorescently · ethereally · faintly · steadily · subtly · lambently · hazily · diffusely · moonlit · candlelit
transcendently
Surpassingly, beyond usual bounds
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- divinelyIn godlike manner
- celestiallyIn sky-god fashion
angelically · beatifically · seraphically · sublimely · mystically · otherworldly · heavenly · sacredly · enlightened · illuminated
sparklingly
In a gleaming manner
- glitteringlyIn a shining manner
- shimmeringlyWith trembling luminosity
- scintillatinglyWith brilliant flashes
flickeringly · glisteningly · iridescently · prismatically · tremulously
luminouslyobscurely
In unclear fashion
ambiguously · murkily · opaquely · confusingly · unclearly
- luminous greenBright, light-emitting verdant shade
- luminous intensityLight output per direction
- luminous paintLight-emitting surface finish