illumination
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5.3
- noun
- /ɪˌluːməˈneɪʃən/
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aclaración
- Politicians only talk in rhetoric, not suited to the actual illumination of the task at hand.
- offer illumination
- illumination of the subject
- mutual illumination
It's not, it's not like a hypnotizing yourself into it, but it is an illumination of how you feel.
- It's not, it's not like a hypnotizing yourself into it, but it is an illumination of how you feel.
- That's really sweet and filled with truth and kind of like one of those diamonds, you know, illumination.
Examples
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The professor provided important illumination on the complex theories that had puzzled the students for weeks.
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The capacity for mutual illumination implicit in comparative studies is indispensable for any national literature.
Academic text (1993) -
Then, perhaps it's time to add some illumination to our discussion.
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Hey, Patty, can I get some illumination on this subject?
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We'll find some other art topics that would be in desperate need of illumination by you both.
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Unfortunately, this attention has resulted in more confusion and distortion than illumination of the subject matter.
Academic text (1991) -
The kind of pleasure and illumination naturally varies, and not all the books need to be certifiably great.
Academic text (1996) -
However, more sustained and regular dialogues are needed for mutual illumination.
Academic text (2015) -
Her detailed explanation brought much-needed illumination to the difficult topic we were studying.
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The book offered a fascinating illumination of the historical events that shaped our understanding of the era.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A statement that makes something clear or helps someone understand
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5.3
Information that makes people understand something hidden
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1.3
A short, clear explanation of what a word or phrase means
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3.3
An explanation that makes something easier to understand
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5.1
Gaining new knowledge and understanding, often from study or experience
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4.9
Adding more detail or explanation to something
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7.4
An explanation of something that is hard to understand
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5.6
Giving more detail to make something clearer
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8.1
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
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6.5
An explanation that makes something clear and easy to understand
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5.6
Making a difficult idea easier to understand by explaining it clearly
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7.2
Putting information into a situation to make it easier to understand
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of lighting a sample under a microscope to make tiny things look bright against a dark background
- Specialized
A way to see tiny things under a microscope as bright shapes on a dark background
- Specialized
A measure of how much light falls on a surface, for example the lux
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
illumination = illuminate (transparent) = illuminate + ation
This noun meaning 'an explanation or clarification' is the direct nominalization of 'to illuminate' in the sense 'to make clear'.
Etymology
Illumination comes from Latin lumin ('light') and shares the idea behind the word luminous. To 'illuminate' something is to put 'light' on it, which is why an illumination can mean an explanation that makes an idea clear.