Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fluorescent
1 sense of fluorescent
Sense 1
fluorescent, fluorescent fixture -- (a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp)
=> lighting fixture -- (a fixture providing artificial light)
Antonyms of adj fluorescent
2 senses of fluorescent
Sense 1
fluorescent -- (emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source)
INDIRECT (VIA light) -> dark -- (devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat")
Sense 2
fluorescent -- (brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors")
INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless -- (weak in color; not colorful)
Similarity of adj fluorescent
2 senses of fluorescent
Sense 1
fluorescent -- (emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source)
=> light (vs. dark) -- (characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light")
Sense 2
fluorescent -- (brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors")
=> colorful (vs. colorless), colourful -- (having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves")