luminary
Meaning of luminary
noun
- a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
one of the luminaries of child psychiatry
- a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.
late Middle English: from Old French luminarie or late Latin luminarium, from Latin lumen, lumin- ‘light’.
Information about luminary
- It is a name.
- The plural form of luminary is: luminaries.
- Languages in which luminary is used:
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Hyphenation of luminary
lu-mi-nary
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- luminary is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
luminary synonyms
Meaning leading light:
Meaning the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
Meaning the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country:
Meaning a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area:
Meaning a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves:
Meaning a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence:
Meaning a person considered to be important because of high rank or office:
Meaning a very famous or talented entertainer or sports player:
Meaning an extremely famous and successful performer or sports player:
Meaning a very famous person in the world of entertainment or sport:
Meaning a famous person, especially in entertainment or sport:
Meaning some person; someone:
Meaning a famous person:
Meaning a notable or famous author:
Meaning an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field:
Meaning an important or distinguished person:
Meaning an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size:
Meaning an important person, especially in a particular sphere:
Meaning a big, important, or successful person or thing:
Meaning a celebrity:
luminary antonyms
Meaning a person of no importance or authority:
Meaning an ordinary person, especially one from the lower social classes:
Words that rhyme with luminary
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