revealing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹəˈvilɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing.
Meanings
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Informative; providing new information.
a revealing analysis
Lest anyone on the left think that Tucker [Carlson] and his friends are potential anti-capitalist allies, their specific objections to corporate capitalism are revealing. To them, the real issue is not labor exploitation, but rather the “corporate alliance with the progressive left.”
2019 July 24, David Austin Walsh, “Flirting With Fascism”, in Jewish Currents, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2020:
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(of clothing) Allowing more of the body to be seen than is usual.
Her shirt is rather revealing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more revealing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most revealing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonrevealing · unrevealing · semirevealing · revealingness · revealingly
Synonyms
Translations (7)
el αποκαλυπτικός (of clothing) · ru открове́нный (of clothing) · de freizügig (of clothing) · eo rivela (of clothing) · de gewagt (of clothing) · cmn 會走光 /会走光 (of clothing) · fi paljastava (of clothing)