illuminatingly
- adverb
- /ɪˈluːməˌneɪtɪŋli/
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iluminadoramente
- The candles flickered illuminatingly in the dark room, casting soft shadows on the walls.
Examples
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The artist arranged the lamps illuminatingly to highlight the details of her sculpture.
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The fireworks burst illuminatingly across the night sky, delighting the crowd below.
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The lamp shone illuminatingly in the dark room.
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The stars twinkled illuminatingly against the night sky.
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The artist arranged the lamps illuminatingly to highlight the details of her sculpture.
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The stars twinkled illuminatingly against the night sky.
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The candles flickered illuminatingly in the dark room, casting soft shadows on the walls.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy
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3.3
Shining with a very bright, strong light
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3.6
In a bright, happy way that shows great joy
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5.3
In a way that gives off bright light
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7.7
Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face
In a very bright, clear way
In a way that glows with very bright neon colors
In a way that shines with many small bright flashes of light
In a way that shines brightly or looks very good
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
illuminatingly = illuminating (transparent) = illuminate + ing + ly
Formed by adding -ly to 'illuminating' (producing light), a direct adverbial derivation.
Etymology
Illuminatingly comes from Latin lumen 'light' and illuminate 'to light up', the same root as luminous, so it can mean 'in a way that gives light'. That's why the word is used for actions that make a place brighter or more visible.