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Antonyms for illumination

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌlu məˈneɪ ʃən

Definition of illumination

Origin :
  • late 14c., "spiritual enlightenment," from Latin illuminationem (nominative illuminatio), from past participle stem of illuminare "to throw into light, make bright, light up;" figuratively "to set off, illustrate," from assimilated form of in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + lumen (genitive luminis) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Meaning "action of lighting" is from 1560s.
  • noun light; making light
  • noun clear understanding
Example sentences :
  • The Leopard Woman stood just within the circle of illumination.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • By experiment he found that at a distance of a foot or so the illumination registered.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Yet perhaps it was the illumination which gave so gloomy a cast to Amalia's features.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • The illumination had seemed brilliant, now suddenly it was pale and dim.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Then, with a brazil nut candle for illumination, he began to write.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • Thus, the illumination is the result of directly burning a fuel.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • Darwin himself relates how illumination suddenly came to him.
  • Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Most of these were so deep that the illumination made them appear stronger by the contrast.
  • Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The embers also threw a slight amount of illumination into the room.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys Snowbound » by H. Irving Hancock
  • When the sun was hidden by clouds the illumination was perplexing.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin

Synonyms for illumination

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