enlightening
Meaning of enlightening
- give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.
Christopher had not enlightened Francis as to their relationship
- shed light on (an object).
the sun enlightened some such clouds near him
Middle English (in the sense ‘make luminous’; formerly also as inlighten ): in early use from Old English inlīhtan ‘to shine’; later from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + lighten2 or the noun light1.
Information about enlightening
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of enlightening
en-light-en-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- enlightening is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
enlightening synonyms
Meaning informative:
Meaning edifying:
Meaning give (someone) facts or information; tell:
Meaning inform (someone) of something, typically in a formal or official manner:
Meaning communicate information to someone in spoken or written words:
Meaning offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone:
Meaning make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up:
Meaning inform or tell (someone):
Meaning instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task:
Meaning make (something) more modern or up to date:
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