illuminative
- adjective
- /ɪˈluːməˌneɪtɪv/
- Specialized
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iluminador
- The exhibition featured an illuminative page adorned with gold and intricate designs.
Examples
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The illuminative details in the manuscript were breathtaking.
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The library owns several illuminative manuscripts from the medieval period.
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Art historians study illuminative techniques used in ancient religious texts.
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She admired the illuminative art in the ancient book.
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The exhibition featured an illuminative page adorned with gold and intricate designs.
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The library owns several illuminative manuscripts from the medieval period.
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Art historians study illuminative techniques used in ancient religious texts.
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Morphology
illuminative = illuminate (semi-transparent) = illuminate + ive
Formally derived from 'illuminate' + '-ive', but the sense 'relating to manuscript decoration' is a specialized historical meaning that may not be obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Illuminative also comes from the Latin root lumen meaning 'light', and in medieval times artists used gold and bright paint to make pages shine, so those books were called 'illuminated'. So an illuminative book page is one that literally 'lights up' with color and gold.