Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illuminative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
il-lu-mi-na-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, capable of, or causing illumination

Etymology

From illuminate + -ive?

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more illuminative (comparative) most illuminative (superlative)

Derived Forms

illuminatively

Questions

What does illuminative mean?
of, capable of, or causing illumination
Where does illuminative come from?
From illuminate + -ive?

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