Luminary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːmɪnˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːmɪnəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːmɪnəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈuːmɪnˌɛɹi/.

Examples

he was host to a large gathering of luminaries

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guiding light notable leading light notability

Parts of Speech

noun	a celebrity who is an inspiration to others “he was host to a large gathering of luminaries”

Word Forms

notable

adjective

widely known and esteemed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leuchte

eine Berühmtheit, die eine Inspiration für andere ist

🇫🇷French

astre

une célébrité qui est une source d'inspiration pour les autres

🇪🇸Spanish

luminaria

una celebridad que es una inspiración para los demás

🇮🇹Italian

luminare

una celebrità che è fonte di ispirazione per gli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

lichtgevend

een beroemdheid die een inspiratie is voor anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

luminar

uma celebridade que é uma inspiração para outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

светило

знаменитость, которая вдохновляет других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चन्द्रमा

एक सेलिब्रिटी जो दूसरों के लिए प्रेरणा है

🇧🇩Bengali

আলোক

একজন সেলিব্রিটি যিনি অন্যদের জন্য অনুপ্রেরণা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒளிரும்

மற்றவர்களுக்கு உத்வேகமாக இருக்கும் ஒரு பிரபலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకాశించే

ఇతరులకు స్ఫూర్తిదాయకమైన ప్రముఖుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रकाशमान

एक सेलिब्रिटी जो इतरांसाठी प्रेरणा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લ્યુમિનરી

એક સેલિબ્રિટી જે અન્ય લોકો માટે પ્રેરણા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಕಾಶಕ

ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകാശമാനമായ

മറ്റുള്ളവർക്ക് പ്രചോദനമായ ഒരു സെലിബ്രിറ്റി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸੇਲਿਬ੍ਰਿਟੀ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

روشنی

ایک مشہور شخصیت جو دوسروں کے لئے ایک تحریک ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发光体

对他人有启发的名人

🇯🇵Japanese

光る

他の人にインスピレーションを与える有名人

🇰🇷Korean

선각자

다른 사람에게 영감을 주는 연예인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ánh sáng rực rỡ

một người nổi tiếng là nguồn cảm hứng cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

แสงสว่าง

คนดังที่เป็นแรงบันดาลใจให้ผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang termasyhur

seorang selebriti yang menjadi inspirasi bagi orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

ningning

isang celebrity na isang inspirasyon sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

bercahaya

seorang selebriti yang menjadi inspirasi kepada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جرم سماوي

أحد المشاهير الذي يعتبر مصدر إلهام للآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

نورانی

سلبریتی که الهام بخش دیگران است

🇹🇷Turkish

armatür

başkalarına ilham veren bir ünlü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָאוֹר

סלבריטי שמהווה השראה לאחרים

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The primary meaning of 'luminary' is 'a celebrity who is an inspiration to others'.

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