Analysis Complete

enlightening

/ enlightening /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
"an enlightening glimpse of government in action"
Opposites:
unenlightening uninformative uninstructive
adjective Sense 2
highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying
"an illuminating lecture"
"illuminating pieces of information"
Opposites:
unilluminating unenlightening
adjective Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
unedifying unenlightening
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

unenlightening uninformative uninstructive unilluminating unedifying