Enlightening

adj, verb

adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of enlighten form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to enlighten.

    "Again, voice change is not easy and vulnerability plays a big part, but if choral teachers and adolescent singers approach it with the right mindframe, the experience can be empowering, enlightening, and restorative for all involved."

Adjective
  1. 1
    enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement wordnet
  2. 2
    tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance wordnet

Synonyms

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edifyingilluminatingadvisoryallegorizingannotativeautodidactic

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"I am going to give you a beautiful and enlightening example of what I read."

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