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enlightening
en·light·en E0150900 (ĕn-līt′n)tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day" (Thomas Jefferson).2. To give information to; inform or instruct.
en·light′en·er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | enlightening - tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"illuminating, informativeunenlightening, unilluminating - failing to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment" | | 2. | enlightening - enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"edifying |
enlighteningadjective1. Promoting culture:civilizing, cultural, edifying, humanizing, refining.2. Serving to educate or inform:edifying, educational, educative, illuminative, informative, instructional, instructive.TranslationsIdiomsSeeenlightenenlightening
Synonyms for enlighteningadj promoting cultureSynonyms- civilizing
- cultural
- edifying
- humanizing
- refining
adj serving to educate or informSynonyms- edifying
- educational
- educative
- illuminative
- informative
- instructional
- instructive
Synonyms for enlighteningadj tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignoranceSynonymsAntonyms- unenlightening
- unilluminating
adj enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvementSynonyms |