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illuminative

il·lu·mi·na·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-loo-muh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]
    • /ɪˈlu məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv/
    • /ɪ.ˈljuː.mɪ.nə.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-loo-muh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]
    • /ɪˈlu məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv/

Definitions of illuminative word

  • adjective illuminative giving light; illuminating. 1
  • noun illuminative Of, capable of, or causing illumination. 1
  • adjective illuminative illuminating or tending to illuminate 0
See all 3 definitions of illuminative

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Origin of illuminative

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; illuminate + -ive

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Parts of speech for Illuminative

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

illuminative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

illuminative usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for illuminative

adj illuminative

  • academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
  • cultural — Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
  • didactic — Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson.
  • edifying — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
  • educative — serving to educate: educative knowledge.

adjective illuminative

All 14 Synonyms of illuminative

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