Illuminated

//ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of illuminate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Irradiated by light, lit.
"A flash of emerald light briefly illuminated the forest, and the stone vanished."
2
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."

Adjective

1
provided with artificial light wordnet

Synonyms

lighted lit up ablaze afflicted aglow alight

Antonyms

black dark dim gloomy

Example

"The room was illuminated with red lights."

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