Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for illuminating
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-loo-muh-ney-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlu məˌneɪ tɪŋ |
Définition of illuminating
Origin :- c.1500, "to light up, shine on," a back-formation from illumination, or else from Latin illuminatus, past participle of illuminare (see illumination). Earlier was enlumyen (late 14c.) "decorate written material with gold, silver, bright colors," from Old French enluminer, from Late Latin inluminare; also illumine (late 14c.). Related: Illuminated; illuminating.
- adj lighting up
- Eva Allen's brother, who is an artist, is illuminating one for me.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Mr. Chase's reply to this illuminating disclosure was that he wanted to know.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- This pipe is to be connected to the illuminating gas supply.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- If you did, you would make some profound and illuminating mistakes.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- Of the illuminating quality there could be no doubt whatever.
- Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
- The debate which followed is one of the most illuminating in the early history of Congress.
- Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
- This of course is a pure myth, but also an illuminating survival.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- These were most affectionate and also illuminating on national matters.
- Extract from : « Priestley in America » by Edgar F. Smith
- Human statistics are illuminating to those who know humanity.
- Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann
- The platoon experiment was illuminating in several respects.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Words or expressions associated with your search
- bacillus
- concrete illustration
- disillusion
- disillusioned
- disillusionment
- illude
- illume
- illuminate
- illuminated
- illuminati
- illuminating
- illumination
- illuminative
- illuminato
- illumine
- illuse
- illused
- illusion
- illusionist
- illusions
- illusive
- illusory
- illusory/illusive
- illustratable
- illustrate
- illustrate with
- illustrated with
- illustrates
- illustrating with
- illustration
- illustrational
- illustrations
- illustrative
- illustrator
- illustratory
- illustrious
- illustriously
- illustriousness
- more illusory
- most illusory
- optical illusion
- unilluminated
- villus
Most wanted synonyms
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019