Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revelatory

[ˈɹɛvələtoɹi]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: rev-e-la-to-ry
IPA: [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi]

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.

adj

Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: revealing"
"I first sipped an El Presidente fifteen years ago, in Havana, at a sidewalk café across from a vendor selling postcards of Che Guevara. It was revelatory."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelat(e) + -ory.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi]

Inflected Forms

more revelatory (comparative) most revelatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

revelatorily unrevelatory

Frequently Paired Words

revealingness revelate Revelation revelator revelatoriness

Synonyms

revelative revealing apocalyptic apocalyptical indicative indicatory significative suggestive

Antonyms

unrevelatory unrevealing

Questions

How do you pronounce revelatory?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi].
What does revelatory mean?: Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
Where does revelatory come from?: Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelat(e) + -ory.

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