illuminated
- adjective
- /ɪˈluːməˌneɪtɪd/
:
iluminado
- This wall sign will work like a giant light box with letters illuminated by a colorful LED strip.
- illuminated manuscripts
The right path is illuminated clear for miles, obvious to everyone.
- The right path is illuminated clear for miles, obvious to everyone.
- And then an illuminated hand comes out of space and says Sleeper must awaken.
- When the baby turtles hatch on illuminated beaches, they walk towards the lights rather than towards the sea.
Examples
-
The pathway was illuminated by decorative lanterns, making it easy to see at night.
-
When the baby turtles hatch on illuminated beaches, they walk towards the lights rather than towards the sea.
-
The fact that snow looks white right, is evidence that it's being illuminated by white light.
-
There's four of them here and they're illuminated with blue LEDs.
-
The theater was beautifully illuminated with bright spotlights during the performance.
-
During the festival, the park was illuminated with colorful lights, attracting many visitors.
Synonyms
459
1.0
Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
38
4.8
Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern
7
2.6
A place that has plenty of electric light
5
3.3
Lit by soft candlelight
2
4.2
Having light behind so an object looks bright or glowing
1
3.7
A place with very strong lights that shine on large areas at night
Made bright by lamps or electric bulbs
Having enough light to see easily
Lit by very bright lights at night
A place that has light from a lamp
Having a small light in a glass box on top
Light from torches makes a place look warm with flickering shadows
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
illuminated = illuminate (transparent) = illuminate + ed
Standard adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'illuminate' meaning 'lit up', so the adjective meaning is directly derived from the verb.
Etymology
The word illuminated comes from the Latin root lumen, meaning 'light', and you can see the same root in luminous. So to be illuminated is to be 'lit up' by lamps or other light.