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What is "enlightening" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does enlightening mean in English? Meaning of enlightening definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "enlightening" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "enlightening": tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

Adjective

  • Meaning: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
  • Example: an enlightening glimpse of government in action an illuminating lecture
  • Synonyms: enlightening illuminating informative
  • Antonyms: unenlightening unilluminating

    • Meaning of "enlightening": enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

    Adjective

  • Meaning: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
  • Example: the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
  • Synonyms: edifying enlightening
  • Antonyms: unedifying unenlightening

    • Synonyms:

    informative, instructional, instructive, broadening, civilizing, edifying, humanizing, refining, learned, cultural, educative, illuminative, scholarly, enriching, uplifting, scholastic,

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    enlightening in English: enlightening
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