| ADJECTIVE | all | enlightening, informative, illuminating | tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | enlightening, edifying | enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage / encourage intellectual or moral improvement |
| Sounds | ehnlay'tahnihng; ehnlay'tnihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an enlightening glimpse of government in action" | |
| Synonyms | informative, illuminating | |
| Opposite | unenlightening, unilluminating | Failing to inform or clarify |
| Meaning | enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage / encourage intellectual or moral improvement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | edifying | |
| Opposite | unedifying, unenlightening | not edifying |
| Spanish | edificante | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots