Illumination synonyms and antonyms
ĭ-lo͝o'mə-nā'shən
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The quality or condition of being bright
Brilliance or bright coloring
A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
flash (related)
A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.
An instructive or enlightening experience:
A person or agency answering questions as a service to others
An adorning or being adorned; ornamentation
Something that embellishes, as an ornament, a fictitious touch added to a factual account, a musical phrase, etc.
knowledge (related)
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]
decoration (related)
A medal, badge, or similar token of honor
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The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
A perception produced by this ability.
Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
A giving light or being lighted; illumination; ignition
misunderstanding (antonym)
A failure to understand or interpret correctly.
misconception (antonym)
A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding:
ignorance (antonym)
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
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obscurity (antonym)
The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
dimness (antonym)
The state of being dim, poorly illuminated, almost dark.
An edifying or being edified; instruction; esp., moral or spiritual instruction
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
The art, trade, or work of building:
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A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.
An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
The sense given by an expositor).
An example that is used to clarify or explain something.
(Countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
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(Microbiology) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.
teach (related)
A teacher.
explain (related)
Something that serves to explain or clarify
The definition of a miniature is a copy of something that is much smaller than the original.
The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light. It is measured in luxes.
light source (related)
shading (related)
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darkfield (related)
diffuse-light (related)
rheinberg (related)
brightfield (related)
visible light (related)
monochromatic (related)
incident light (related)
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solar-spectrum (related)
The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
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