edifying

Examples

• All

• Published tales usually are edifying; tales in oral tradition need not be.

  Academic text (1995)

• "It's been painful, but I think you also have to agree it has been edifying.

  Dogville (2003)

• I hope you find it edifying.

  Denial (2016)

• I bring you something far more edifying.

  I, Frankenstein (2014)

• Our prior was friendly and human, great in conversation and edifying.

  Academic text (2018)

• " Nothing like a bit of edifying conversation on an autumn evening, I always say."

  Fiction book (2000)

• I had spent many an hour browsing that edifying volume.

  Academic text (2016)

• The following are suggested ways to round out a lesson or rehearsal, providing satisfying and edifying closure.

  Academic text (2010)

• The most lucrative projects may not necessarily be the most edifying.

  Academic text (2017)

• Nevertheless, I look forward to these quiet evenings together... and your delightful and edifying talks on theurgic matters.

  Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Synonyms

I

informative

vsedifying

85 3.5

Full of useful facts or ideas that help you understand something

aims to uplift and teach moral or intellectual lessons not just facts

E

enlightening

vsedifying

40 4.5

Helps you understand something in a new, clearer way

adds moral or uplifting instruction beyond mere insight

I

illuminating

vsedifying

24 4.3

Giving clear information that helps you understand something better

includes a moral or improving aim as well as clarity

E

educative

vsedifying

2 4.2

Helps people learn new things

focuses more on moral or personal improvement than pure education

Antonyms

D

demoralizing

11 6.7

To make someone lose confidence or hope

U

uninspiring

6 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

U

unedifying

1 8.4

Not helping people learn or become better

How Enlightening

enlightening

40 4.5

edifying

• Formal

5 6.8

educational

366 2.7

instructive

29 4.1

informative

85 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology