Both Uses of
luminous
in
Arrowsmith
- She was intimidated by the luminous cases of mahogany and plate glass, by the opera hats and lustrous mufflers and creamy riding breeches.†
Chpt 7 *
- She was a slight, nervous insignificance; he was rather puffy, very flushed, undoubtedly courageous, and altogether dismayed; and at a time when no laundress dared go anywhere, his evening shirt was luminous.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
-
(luminous) glowing or shining
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)