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   il·lu·mi·na·tion

   /iˌlo͞oməˈnāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. lighting or light: "higher levels of illumination are needed for reading" Similar lightlightingradiancegleamglitterbrillianceglowglaredazzleflashshimmershininggleamingglowingirradiationluminescenceincandescencefluorescencephosphorescencerare:illuminingirradiancelucencylambencyeffulgencerefulgencecoruscationfulgurationOpposite darkness
   • ▪ a display of lights on a building or other structure.
   • 2. the art of illuminating a manuscript. Similar decorationillustrationembellishmentadornmentornamentation
   • ▪ an illuminated design in a manuscript. Similar decorationillustrationembellishmentadornmentornamentation
   • 3. clarification: "these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject" Similar clarificationelucidationexplanationrevelationexplicationexpositionexegesisrationalization
   • ▪ spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. Similar enlightenmentinsightrevelationdiscoveryunderstandingawarenessexplanationinstructionlearningeducationinformationknowledgeedificationinformal:an aha momentOpposite ignorance
   • 4. another term for illuminance

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   Synonyms for ILLUMINATE: illumine, light, brighten, lighten, beacon, irradiate, bathe, highlight; Antonyms of ILLUMINATE: dim, darken, obfuscate, obscure, blacken, dull, cover, veil

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   Synonyms for ILLUMINATING: instructive, informative, educational, educative, instructional, informational, enlightening, detailed; Antonyms of ILLUMINATING: uninformative, useless, impractical, unilluminating, unenlightening, uninstructive, unusable, unhelpful

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   Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of illumination. The brightness that comes from a source and allows you to see is called light. If a place has enough light so you can see, then we say it is light. Light can also be used to describe things that do not weigh much.

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