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enlightening

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈlī-tən, en-\
    • /ɪnˈlaɪ.tən.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈlī-tən, en-\

Definitions of enlightening word

  • noun enlightening Present participle of enlighten. 1
  • adjective enlightening informative, insightful 1
  • adjective enlightening spiritually insightful 1
See all 3 definitions of enlightening

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Parts of speech for Enlightening

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Enlightening

enlightening popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for enlightening

adjective enlightening

  • informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
  • instructive — serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.
  • helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
  • educational — pertaining to education.
  • educative — serving to educate: educative knowledge.
All 19 Synonyms of enlightening

Antonyms for enlightening

adjective enlightening

  • informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.

noun enlightening

  • secrecy — the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
  • semidarkness — partial darkness.
  • crepuscule — twilight; dusk
  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
  • secretive — secretory.
All 18 Antonyms of enlightening

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