HyperDic: revealing

English > 3 senses of the word revealing:
ADJECTIVEallrevealing, telling, telltaledisclosing unintentionally
allrevealingshowing or making known
NOUNcommunicationrevealing, disclosure, revelationthe speech act of making something evident / evident
revealing > pronunciation
Soundsrihviy'lihng; riyviy'lihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > revealing: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningdisclosing unintentionally.
Synonymstelling, telltale
Broaderinformative, informatoryProviding or conveying information
Spanishindicativo, revelador
Catalanindicatiu, revelador
English > revealing: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningshowing or making known.
Example"her dress was scanty and revealing"
Narrowerindicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive(usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly / clearly
skimpy, scanty(of clothing) revealing the body
OppositeconcealingCovering or hiding
English > revealing: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe speech act of making something evident / evident.
Synonymsdisclosure, revelation
NarrowerdiscoverySomething that is discovered
discovery(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case
displaybehavior that makes your feelings public
divulgence, divulgementThe act of disclosing something that was secret or private
exposureThe disclosure of something secret
giveawayAn unintentional disclosure
informing, rattingTo furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
leak, news leakunauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
tattle, singing, tellingdisclosing information or giving evidence about another
Broaderspeech actThe use of language to perform some act
Spanishdescubrimiento, destape, divulgación, revelación
Catalandivulgació, revelació
Verbsrevealmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

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