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illumination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/ (General-American)
• /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lūmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lūminō Latin illūminō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin illūminātiōbor. Middle French illuminationbor. English illumination Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illūminātiō, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
   • The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
   • The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.
2. (countable, uncountable) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
3. (countable, uncountable) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Splendour; brightness.
5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Enlightening influence; inspiration.
   • The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.

Forms

Deriveds

unillumination · structured illumination · illuminationist · illuminationism · retroillumination · underillumination · nonillumination · over-illumination · transillumination · counterillumination · endoillumination · oblique illumination · overillumination · global illumination · preillumination · structured illumination microscopy · reillumination · photoillumination · Phong illumination · illumination problem · bioillumination · postillumination

Relateds

illuminator

Synonyms

lumination · lightness

Translations (79)

fi valaistus (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · es iluminación (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · gd soilleireachadh (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · el φωτισμός (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · sq ndriçim (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · vi bôi lên (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · hy հրավառություն (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · fa-ira رُوْشَنایی (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ga soilsiú (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · pt iluminação (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ckb ڕۆشنایی (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · txb lyūke (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · eo iluminado (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ru иллюмина́ция (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · id iluminasi (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · de Beleuchtung (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · pt iluminura (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · fr illumination (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · km ពន្លឺ (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · fa-ira تَذْهیب (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · hu megvilágítás (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · bg осветле́ние (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ga soilsiú (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ar إِضَاءَة (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · it illuminazione (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · id penyinaran (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · mi tūramatanga (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ur روشْنی (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · bg светли́нна укра́са (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · uk ілюміна́ція (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · uz yoritish (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · hi दीप्ति (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · es ilustración (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · pl oświetlenie (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ja ライトアップ (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · fi valaiseminen (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ru иллюмина́ция (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · hy լուսավորություն (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · chr ᎠᏨᏍᏙᏗ (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · gl iluminación (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · pl iluminacja (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ms pencahayaan (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · he תְּאוּרָה (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · cs osvětlení (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · hi रोशनी (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · sh rȃsveta (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · txb lalaukar (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ko 조명 (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · id iluminasi (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · sl svetloba (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · fr enluminure (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · bg осветя́ване (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · fa-ira زَرْنِگاری (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · sh ра̑света (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ja 照明 (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ja イルミネーション (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · sk iluminácia (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · fi juhlavalaistus (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · fa-ira رُوْشَنی (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ru освеще́ние (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · nl verlichting (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · it luminaria (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · be асвятле́нне (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · mk осветлување (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · hu kivilágítás (festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights) · fa-ira نورْپَرْدازی (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · tr aydınlatma (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · sk osvetlenie (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · sh ра̑свјета (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · sh rȃsvjeta (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · uk осві́тлення (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ro iluminare (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · be асьвятле́ньне n ілюміна́цыя (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · bg илюстра́ции (adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations) · ro iluminație (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · cmn 照明 (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · es iluminación (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · cs iluminace (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated) · ka განათება (the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated)