Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illuminating

/ɪˈluməneɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: il-lu-mi-nat-ing
IPA: /ɪˈluməneɪtɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Providing illumination or light.

adj

Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing.

verb

present participle and gerund of illuminate.

Example Sentences

"An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal has been removed."

Etymology

From illuminate + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈluməneɪtɪŋ/
British English: /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more illuminating (comparative) most illuminating (superlative)

Derived Forms

illuminatingly underilluminating unilluminating

Phrases

illuminating gas illuminating oil

Synonyms

clarifying explanatory revelatory enlightening informative

Questions

How do you pronounce illuminating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈluməneɪtɪŋ/.
What does illuminating mean?: Providing illumination or light.
Where does illuminating come from?: From illuminate + -ing.

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