illuminating
Syllables: il·lu·mi·nat·ingUK/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ//ɪˈluməneɪtɪŋ/
illuminating adjective: providing illumination or light. Also the present participle and gerund of illuminate.
Adjective
illuminating (comparative more illuminating, superlative most illuminating)
- Providing illumination or light.
- Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing.
- An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal...1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The subsidence problem”, in Trains Illustrated, page 651
Also used as
illuminating is also the present participle and gerund of illuminate.
illuminating meaning in Tamil and Kannada
illuminating in Tamil
- ஒளியூட்டும்
illuminating in Kannada
- ಬೆಳಗಿಸುವ
Examples of illuminating in a sentence
- Despite this, Podemos's beginnings are still illuminating to understand punk's scope of influence adequately.
- Join me in illuminating, discussing, dissecting all the NQR we encounter going forward.
- We think of light, by definition, as something seen, something that enables our seeing, illuminating the darkness.
Synonyms of illuminating
Forms of illuminating
| comparative | more illuminating |
|---|---|
| superlative | most illuminating |
Origin of illuminating
From illuminate + -ing.
Words formed from illuminating
Phrases with illuminating
Questions about illuminating
- What does illuminating mean?
- Illuminating means providing illumination or light.
- What is illuminating in Tamil?
- Illuminating in Tamil is ஒளியூட்டும். See Illuminating meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is illuminating?
- Illuminating is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce illuminating?
- Illuminating is pronounced /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near illuminating in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: illuminating (page history and authors); illuminating (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illuminating (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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