lume

Meaning

1. (masculine) a light source
2. (dated, masculine) a light source
3. (masculine, rare) an electrical light source
4. (broadly, masculine, poetic) star
5. (broadly, figuratively, masculine, poetic) star
6. (broadly, figuratively, masculine, poetic) a blessed soul or entity
7. (broadly, figuratively, literary, masculine, poetic) a notable person within a specific field or discipline
8. (archaic, literary, masculine) light, specifically:
9. (dated, masculine) light, specifically:
10. (masculine) the manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall
11. (figuratively, masculine) sight (sense)
12. (figuratively, in-plural, masculine) sight (sense)
13. (figuratively, masculine) spiritual or mental illumination, enlightenment, light
14. (in-plural, masculine) the culture founded on a rationalistic basis
15. (figuratively, masculine, plural-normally) useful information, advice
16. (broadly, figuratively, masculine, plural-normally) useful information, advice
17. (masculine) lumen
18. (masculine) the size of a fishing net's meshes

Concepts

lamp

light

lamplight

lightness

light source

lumen

enlightenment

inside of a tube

flashlight

🔦

Synonyms

luce

lampada

fanale

fanalino

lampa

Translations

lumière

luz

lámpara

lampe

llum

Laterne

🏮

lum

làmpada

luz

Lampe

il·lustració

Licht

Lumen

lichte Weite eines Hohlorgans

llàntia

Hyphenated as

lù‧me

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlu.me/

Etymology

From Latin lūmen. In the sense of "lumen" it is a modern neologism. Doublet of lumen, a borrowing.