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luciferous

Rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs

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Borrowed from Latin lucifer (“light-bearing”) (from lux, lucis (“light”)) + the suffix -ous.

adjective

  1. illuminating; providing light.
  2. figuratively Illuminating; offering insight. [I]t affords a very pleasant object through the Microscope, and may, perhaps, upon further examination, prove very luciferous.

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adj literally illuminating

Françaislucifère

adj figuratively illuminating

Françaislucifère

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"luciferous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luciferous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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luciferous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luciferous

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"luciferous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luciferous.

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@misc{luciferous_2026,
  title = {luciferous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luciferous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}