🌟 Luminary: An SAT Vocabulary Word for Standouts
LUMINARY most nearly means: A) adversary; B) novice; C) notable; D) benefactor. Answer inside. 👉️
If LUMINARY makes you think of lights, you're halfway there. We use this word to refer to people with great ideas that change the world and excite others.
📚️ Definition of Luminary
Luminary (noun): A person who is widely admired for their expertise, achievements, or influence in a particular field; originally meaning a celestial body that gives light, such as the sun or moon. Example: a luminary of modern science.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Luminary
IPA: /ˈluː.mɪ.nɛr.i/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: LOO-mih-nair-ee
📰 Examples of Luminary
Here are some examples of the word luminary:
The summit attracted luminaries from across the globe, each well-respected in their own niche for particular breakthroughs.
Marie Curie remains a luminary of both physics and chemistry; she remains the only person ever to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines.
Every field has that one luminary whose name keeps coming up no matter how deep down the rabbit hole you go.
Wynton Marsalis has said that jazz is defined and shaped by its luminaries, the musicians whose innovations become the traditions of the next generation of musicians.
Quiz answer: C, notable. Note: Though it’s more usual to use notable as an adjective, it is absolutely used as a noun to refer to a notable person.