illuminating 音标拼音: [ɪl'umən
, etɪŋ]
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illuminating adj 1 :
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance ; "
an enlightening glimpse of government in action "; "
an illuminating lecture " [
synonym : {
enlightening },
{
informative }, {
illuminating }] [
ant : {
unenlightening },
{
unilluminating }]
Illuminate \
Il *
lu "
mi *
nate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Illuminated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Illuminating }.] [
L .
illuminatus ,
p .
p .
of illuminare ;
pref .
il -
in luminare to enlighten ,
fr .
lumen light .
See {
Luminous },
and cf . {
Illume }, {
Illumine },
{
Enlimn }, {
Limn }.]
1 .
To make light ;
to throw light on ;
to supply with light ,
literally or figuratively ;
to brighten .
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2 .
To light up ;
to decorate with artificial lights ,
as a building or city ,
in token of rejoicing or respect .
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3 .
To adorn ,
as a book or page with borders ,
initial letters ,
or miniature pictures in colors and gold ,
as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages .
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4 .
To make plain or clear ;
to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason ;
to explain ;
to elucidate ;
as ,
to illuminate a text ,
a problem ,
or a duty .
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Illuminating \
Il *
lu "
mi *
na `
ting \,
a .
Giving or producing light ;
used for illumination .
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{
Illuminating gas }.
See {
Gas },
n .,
2 (
a ) .
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52 Moby Thesaurus words for "
illuminating ":
allegorizing ,
annotative ,
autodidactic ,
brightening ,
clarifying ,
coeducational ,
critical ,
cultural ,
demonstrative ,
demythologizing ,
didactic ,
disciplinary ,
edifying ,
editorial ,
educating ,
educational ,
educative ,
elucidative ,
enlightening ,
euhemeristic ,
exegetic ,
exemplificative ,
exhortatory ,
explaining ,
explanatory ,
explicative ,
explicatory ,
expositive ,
expository ,
glossarial ,
homiletic ,
hortatory ,
illuminant ,
illuminative ,
illumining ,
illustrative ,
informative ,
initiatory ,
instructive ,
introductory ,
lecturing ,
lightening ,
lighting ,
preaching ,
preceptive ,
propaedeutic ,
rationalistic ,
rationalizing ,
scholiastic ,
self -
teaching ,
teaching ,
tuitionary
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ILLUMINATING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ILLUMINATING is providing insight, clarity, or understanding : highly informative How to use illuminating in a sentence
ILLUMINATING Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words . . . Synonyms for ILLUMINATING: instructive, informative, educational, educative, instructional, informational, enlightening, detailed; Antonyms of ILLUMINATING: uninformative, useless, impractical, unilluminating, unenlightening, uninstructive, unusable, unhelpful
ILLUMINATING - Meaning Translations | Collins English . . . Discover the word "ILLUMINATING" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource
ILLUMINATING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Something that's illuminating makes you better informed, more aware, or more inspired An illuminating documentary film gives you all kinds of new information about its subject Describe things as illuminating when they clarify the situation or explain the facts
ILLUMINATING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Definition of 'illuminating' illuminating in British English (ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪtɪŋ ) adjective serving to inform or clarify; instructive
ILLUMINATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ILLUMINATING definition: 1 giving you new information about a subject or making it easier to understand: 2 giving you new… Learn more
illuminating - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective illuminating (comparative more illuminating, superlative most illuminating) Providing illumination or light (figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing