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elucidative

elucidative

7.5
Making something clear and easy to understand
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈluːsɪˌdeɪtɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : elucidativo
  • The report included several elucidative charts and diagrams for better understanding.

Examples

  • The teacher provided an elucidative explanation of the complex topic.

  • Her elucidative comments clarified the main points of the proposal.

  • The professor used an elucidative analogy to help students grasp the complex theory.

  • Can you give me an elucidative example?

  • The teacher provided an elucidative explanation of the complex theory, making it easier for students to grasp.

  • Her elucidative diagrams helped clarify the steps needed to solve the math problems.

  • The documentary was elucidative, shedding light on the history of the ancient civilization.

Synonyms

explanatory
vselucidative
28 3.8

Helps make something clear or easy to understand

has identical meaning and differs only in wording
illustrative
vselucidative
20 4.6

Showing examples or pictures to make an idea clear

clarifies in general, not only through examples or images
clarifying
vselucidative
1 3.3

That helps people understand something more clearly

focuses on explaining in general rather than the active clearing process
explicatory
vselucidative
7.1

Helping someone understand something clearly

has identical meaning and acts as an alternative wording
explicative
vselucidative
7.7

A short note that makes something clear and easy to understand

is the broader descriptive adjective for things that make ideas clear
elaborative
vselucidative
6.1

Giving extra detail to make an idea clearer

aims at making things clear rather than mainly adding more detail

Antonyms

276 3.2

Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure

How Clear

illuminating
17 4.3
elucidative
  • Formal
7.5
explanatory
28 3.8
clarifying
1 3.3

Surface Forms

elucidative positive

Morphology

elucidative = elucidate (transparent) = elucidate + ive

The adjective is a standard adjectival form from the verb 'elucidate' meaning 'serving to make clear', so the meaning follows directly.

Etymology

Elucidative comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and luc- meaning 'light', the same root as lucid, which means 'clear'. So an elucidative explanation is like 'bringing something out into the light' to make it easy to understand.