12 Letter Words for Enlightening
enlightening
11 Letter Words for Enlightening
lengthening
10 Letter Words for Enlightening
enlighting, lightening
9 Letter Words for Enlightening
eightling, enlighten, gelignite, inlighten, lightning, negligent
8 Letter Words for Enlightening
engining, enlength, etheling, geniting, gentling, ghenting, gleeting, glenting, glinting, ingenite, lengthen, leniting, lighting, neighing, nighting, thinning, tingeing, tingling
7 Letter Words for Enlightening
eligent, enlight, genning, gentiin, gentile, getling, gingeli, ginning, gleeing, heeling, heiling, helenin, henning, henting, hilting, hinging, hinting, ihleite, ingenie, ingenit, lenging, lenient, lighten, lignite, linning, lithing, nighing, nightie, nithing, teening, tenline, theeing, theelin, tineine, tinging, tinning
6 Letter Words for Enlightening
eeling, egling, ehlite, elegit, enghle, engilt, engine, ethine, geeing, gennel, gennet, gentil, gentle, gieing, giglet, gilgie, gilten, ginete, gingle, ginnel, ginnet, ginnle, heinie, helenn, heling, hennin, heting, hieing, higgle, hingle, ignite, ingene, ingent, ingine, inline, inning, intine, leeing, length, lenite, liggen, lignin, linget, lining, linnet, linten, lintie, liting, nigget, niggle, ningle, teeing, theine, thenne, tiling, tingle, tining, tinnen, tinnie
5 Letter Words for Enlightening
ehing, eight, eigne, elint, elite, enent, engin, engle, enlit, ethel, genet, genie, genii, genin, genit, gighe, gilet, gleen, gleet, gleit, glene, glenn, glent, glint, hegel, helen, henen, henge, hinge, ingle, inlet, innet, innit, intel, intil, intnl, legge, legin, legit, lenin, lenth, lenti, lethe, liege, ligge, light, ligne, linen, linge, linie, linin, lithe, lithi, neigh, night, nihil, ninth, teleg, tenge, tenne, thegn, thein, thine, thing, tinge, tingi
4 Letter Words for Enlightening
eigh, eine, elhi, elne, engl, eten, ethe, geet, gein, geit, gene, genl, gent, ghee, gheg, gien, gile, gilt, ging, ginn, gite, gith, glee, gleg, glei, glen, glit, heel, heii, heil, hele, heli, heng, hent, hete, higi, hile, hili, hilt, hine, hing, hint, htel, ilth, init, inne, inti, intl, itel, leet, lege, lene, leng, lent, lete, lgth, lien, lige, liin, line, ling, linn, lint, lite, lith, liti, neet, nein, nene, nete, neth, neti, nigh, nile, nine, teel, teen, tegg, teil, tele, teli, tene, teng, thee, then, thig, thin, tien, tige, tile, tine, ting
3 Letter Words for Enlightening
eeg, eel, een, egg, eli, elt, ene, eng, enl, eth, gee, gel, gen, get, gie, gig, gin, git, glt, gte, hee, hei, hel, hen, het, hgt, hie, hin, hit, igg, ign, ihi, ile, ing, inn, int, lee, leg, lei, let, lie, lig, lin, lit, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nil, nit, nne, nth, tee, teg, tel, ten, tgn, the, tie, tig, til, tin, tln, tng
Definitions for Enlightening
[1] to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to: We hope the results of our research will enlighten our colleagues.
[2] Archaic . to shed light upon.
[3] to give information or understanding to; instruct; edify
[4] to free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition
[5] to give spiritual or religious revelation to
[6] poetic to shed light on
Words related to Enlightening
enlighteninformative, instructional, instructive, broadening, civilizing, edifying, refining, learned, enriching, uplifting, cultural, educative, illuminative, scholarly, scholastic
Words nearby Enlightening
enlightenenl., enlace, enlarge, enlargement, enlarger, enlighten, enlightened, enlightenment, enlil, enlist, enlisted man
Origin of Enlightening
First recorded in 1350–1400, enlighten is from the Middle English word enli(g)htenen. See en-1, lighten1
Other words from Enlightening
en·light·ened·ly , adverb
en·light·ened·ness , noun
en·light·en·er , noun
en·light·en·ing·ly , adverb
non·en·light·ened , adjective
non·en·light·en·ing , adjective
pre·en·light·en , verb (used with object)
pre·en·light·en·er , noun
re·en·light·en , verb (used with object)
un·en·light·ened , adjective
un·en·light·en·ing , adjective
well-en·light·ened , adjective
Synonyms for Enlightening
informative, instructional, instructive, broadening, civilizing, edifying, enriching, humanizing, learned, refining, uplifting, cultural, educative, illuminative, scholarly, scholastic
