All 3 Uses of
luminous
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- He was a loathsome little creature: he paddled a small boat with his large flat feet, peering with pale luminous eyes and catching blind fish with his long fingers, and eating them raw.†
Chpt Pro. *
- Out from the water a long sinuous tentacle had crawled; it was pale-green and luminous and wet.†
Chpt 2.4
- His watch was nearly over, when, far off where he guessed that the western archway stood, he fancied that he could see two pale points of light, almost like luminous eyes.†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
-
(luminous) glowing or shining
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)