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illuminating definition
illuminating |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb illuminate 2 of 3 senses of illuminate Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => floodlight => spotlight Sense 3 illuminate => miniate, rubricate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb illuminate 2 of 3 senses of illuminate Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => floodlight => spotlight Sense 3 illuminate => miniate, rubricate Entailment of verb illuminate 1 of 3 senses of illuminate Sense 3 illuminate => paint Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb illuminate 3 senses of illuminate Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => lighten, lighten up Sense 2 clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate => interpret, construe, see Sense 3 illuminate => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify Familiarity of verb illuminate illuminate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb illuminate Sense 1 light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate => lighten, lighten up -------------- Sense 2 clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate => interpret, construe, see -------------- Sense 3 illuminate => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -------------- Overview of verb illuminate The verb illuminate has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate -- (make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit") 2. (5) clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault") 3. illuminate -- (paint, as of medieval manuscripts) Overview of adj illuminating The adj illuminating has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) illuminating, enlightening -- (highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying; "an illuminating lecture"; "illuminating pieces of information") 2. (1) illuminating -- (providing light; "the sun's illuminating rays") Antonyms of adj illuminating 2 senses of illuminating Sense 1 illuminating (vs. unilluminating), enlightening unilluminating (vs. illuminating), unenlightening Sense 2 illuminating INDIRECT (VIA light) -> dark Similarity of adj illuminating 2 senses of illuminating Sense 1 illuminating (vs. unilluminating), enlightening Sense 2 illuminating => light (vs. dark) Attributes of adj illuminating Familiarity of adj illuminating illuminating used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj illuminating illuminating unilluminating Overview of verb illuminate The verb illuminate has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) light, illume, illumine, light up illuminate -- (make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit") 2. (5) clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault") 3. illuminate -- (paint, as of medieval manuscripts) Overview of adj illuminating The adj illuminating has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) illuminating, enlightening -- (highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying; "an illuminating lecture"; "illuminating pieces of information") 2. (1) illuminating -- (providing light; "the sun's illuminating rays")
illuminating definition
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