illuminated en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd/ (General-American)
- /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Meanings
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Irradiated by light, lit.
A flash of emerald light briefly illuminated the forest, and the stone vanished.
2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 4:
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(of a manuscript) Decorated and illustrated.
On the table lay an illuminated missal and a silver crucifix. The Abbess herself was seated in the chair—pale, abstracted, and with features whose expression, in repose at least, was severe.
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 205:From this list are purposely omitted books printed upon vellum, Books of Hours of the Virgin Mary, and illuminated books; for these are rarities within reach of the wealthy only.
1922, P. B. M. Allan, chapter VIII, in The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most illuminated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more illuminated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dim · gloomy · shaded · shadowed · illlit · dark
Deriveds
nonilluminated · underilluminated · unilluminated
Hyponyms
moonlighted · headlighted · candlelit · streetlit · firelit · footlighted · starlit · earthlit · gaslit · sunny · candlelighted · sunlit · matchlit · torchlit · moonshiny · moonlit · strip-lit · lamplit · floodlit
Relateds
Synonyms
illuminated · light · lit · inlighted · lit up · lighted · lit up · luminous · alight · lighted · lighty
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