illumination
Syllables: il·lu·mi·na·tionUK/ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən//ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/
illumination noun: the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Noun
illumination (countable and uncountable, plural illuminations)
- The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.
- The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
- Synonyms:
- lightness
- Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
- Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
- Splendour; brightness.
- Enlightening influence; inspiration.
- The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.
illumination meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
illumination in Hindi
- the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated
- दीप्ति dīpti, रोशनी rośnī
illumination in Tamil
- ஒளி ஊட்டம், ஒளி விளக்கம், ஒளிர்வு, ஒளியூட்டம், ஒளியூட்டல்
illumination in Urdu
- the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated
- روشْنی rośnī
illumination in Malayalam
- ഉജ്ജ്വലനം, വെളിച്ചം, ദീപമാല, ദീപ്തി
More languagesFewer languages
- illumination in Kannada
- ಬೆಳಕು, ಬೆಳಕುಚೆಲ್ಲಿಕೆ, ಬೆಳಗಣೆ
- illumination in Sanskrit
- चन्द्रिका candrikā
- illumination in Pashto
- چراغ čirā́ǧ
- illumination in Arabic
- إِضَاءَة ʔiḍāʔa
- illumination in Malay
- pencahayaan
- illumination in Indonesian
- iluminasi, penyinaran
- illumination in Vietnamese
- bôi lên
Examples of illumination in a sentence
- And the technicians were working at night with just their headtorches for illumination.
- The illumination they produce is tranquil, more shimmering and diffuse, and nongarish.
- Fortunately, such reduced illumination of the focusing screen will not affect your photograph.
Synonyms of illumination
Forms of illumination
| plural | illuminations |
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Origin of illumination
Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illūminātiō, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.
Words formed from illumination
- bioillumination
- counterillumination
- endoillumination
- global illumination
- illuminationism
- illuminationist
- illumination problem
- nonillumination
- oblique illumination
- overillumination
- over-illumination
- Phong illumination
- photoillumination
- postillumination
- preillumination
- reillumination
- retroillumination
- structured illumination
- structured illumination microscopy
- transillumination
- underillumination
- unillumination
Words that rhyme with illumination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about illumination
- What does illumination mean?
- Illumination means the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- What is illumination in Hindi?
- Illumination in Hindi is दीप्ति (dīpti), रोशनी (rośnī). See Illumination meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is illumination?
- Illumination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce illumination?
- Illumination is pronounced /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of illumination?
- The plural of illumination is illuminations.
Words near illumination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: illumination (page history and authors); illumination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); illumination (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); illumination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); चन्द्रिका (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); چراغ (Pashto) (page history and authors). 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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