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illuminating

/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/

/ɪˈluː.məˌneɪ.tɪŋ/

illuminatingadjective

more illuminating

Comp.

most illuminating

Super.

Translations

éclairantQui apporte de la clarté, des éclaircissements.

The professor's lecture on quantum physics was illuminating.

Le cours du professeur sur la physique quantique était éclairant.

Additional translations

lumineuxEmploi courant pour ce qui produit de la lumière.

Definitions

Providing insight, clarity, or understanding; enlightening.

The professor's lecture on quantum physics was illuminating, making complex concepts easier to grasp.

Emitting or producing light; providing illumination.

Emergency lanterns provide an illuminating glow during power outages.

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Antonyms

illuminatingnoun

/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/

/ɪˈluː.mə.neɪ.tɪŋ/

Gerundial noun denoting the act or process of supplying light or insight.

Translations

éclairageTerme courant pour l’action ou le procédé consistant à fournir de la lumière.

The illuminating of the arena was completed just before dusk.

L’éclairage de l’arène a été achevé juste avant le crépuscule.

Additional translations

illuminationPlus littéraire ou technique; peut aussi désigner l’action d’éclairer.

Definitions

The act or process of providing light or enlightenment.

The illuminating of the arena was completed just before dusk.

Synonyms

illuminateverb

illuminating

Gerund

illuminated

Past Simple

illuminated

Past Participle

illuminating

Gerund

/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/

/ɪˈluː.məˌneɪt/

Translations

illuminer

The streetlights illuminate the road at night.

Les lampadaires illuminent la route la nuit.

Additional translations

enluminerPour les manuscrits, les livres et les ornements médiévaux.

Definitions

To light up or make bright with light.

The streetlights illuminate the road at night.

To clarify or make something easier to understand.

The professor's explanation helped illuminate the complex theory.

To decorate a manuscript or book with gold, silver, or colored designs.

The monks would illuminate the pages of the ancient texts with intricate designs.

Synonyms

light up

shed light on

Antonyms

illuminategerund / present participle

illuminating

‘Illuminating’ functions as an adjective meaning ‘enlightening; providing insight’.

Translations

éclairantAu sens figuré : qui apporte une meilleure compréhension.

It was an illuminating conversation about climate change.

C’était une conversation éclairante sur le changement climatique.

Additional translations

lumineuxAu sens matériel : qui produit ou diffuse de la lumière.

Definitions

Providing insight; making something easier to understand.

It was an illuminating conversation about climate change.

Emitting or providing light; lighting up something.

The flashlight produced an illuminating beam that cut through the fog.

Synonyms

illuminatepast participle

Definitions

Lit up with light.

The illuminated skyline was visible from miles away.

Decorated with gold, silver, or coloured designs, especially in a manuscript.

The museum owns several illuminated medieval manuscripts.

Spiritually or intellectually enlightened.

He emerged from the retreat feeling illuminated by the experience.

illuminatenoun

Definitions

A person who is or claims to be spiritually or intellectually enlightened.

The mystic considered himself an illuminate among ordinary seekers.