12 Letter Words for Illuminating
illuminating
10 Letter Words for Illuminating
illuminant, illuminati, illumining
9 Letter Words for Illuminating
miniating, muntingia, untilling
8 Letter Words for Illuminating
illimani, illinium, illuming, inguinal, limiting, luminant, lumining, mantling, miauling, minutial, minuting, mulligan, muniting, mutining, tangilin, unailing, unaiming, unliming, unmating, untaming, untiling
7 Letter Words for Illuminating
annulli, antigun, antling, gallium, gallnut, gillian, ginmill, gitalin, initial, intimal, laminin, ligulin, lilting, liminal, limital, limning, lingual, lingula, luigini, luminal, lunting, mailing, maining, malling, malting, manling, mauling, militia, milling, millnia, milting, minting, minutia, mulling, munting, nailing, nilling, nulling, nutgall, tailing, talinum, tallinn, tamlung, tanguin, tanling, tilling, tillman, ungiant, uniting, untiing
6 Letter Words for Illuminating
aglint, aguilt, ailing, aiming, alinit, allium, alnuin, alumin, alumni, angili, anilin, annuli, anting, galium, gaulin, giunta, glumal, glutin, guanin, gunman, illing, illium, inglut, inital, inlaut, intail, intill, intima, inulin, laming, lantum, latium, lignin, lignum, ligula, lilium, limail, limina, liming, limnal, limuli, lingam, lingua, lining, liting, lumina, lungan, luting, malign, manini, manitu, mating, mingin, mining, miting, muling, mulita, muntin, muting, naming, nilgai, nilgau, ningal, ninigi, numina, taming, tangum, tangun, tignum, tiling, timing, tining, tinman, tugman, tuinga, tumain, tuning, ulling, ultima, ungain, ungill, unital, unmail, unnail, untall, untill, utinam
5 Letter Words for Illuminating
aguti, aillt, algin, algum, align, almug, altin, altun, amini, animi, annul, annum, antum, ating, aumil, galut, gamin, gamut, gault, gaunt, giant, gilia, gilim, gitim, glali, glaum, glial, glint, gluma, guilt, ilial, iliau, ilima, ilium, ingan, inglu, inial, innit, intil, intnl, inuit, inula, lamin, langi, lanum, latin, liang, ligan, liman, limit, limli, linga, linin, linum, litai, litui, lungi, maill, maint, mangi, manit, maniu, manul, matin, miaul, milan, milia, milit, milla, muang, mugil, mulga, mulla, multi, munga, nanmu, naunt, nguni, nigua, nintu, ninut, nulla, talli, tamil, tamin, tangi, tiang, tilia, tingi, tuina, tumli, tunal, tunga, tunna, ugali, uinal, ulmin, uniat, unlit, unman, until, untin
4 Letter Words for Illuminating
agin, agit, aglu, agni, aint, ainu, aitu, alii, alin, alum, amil, amin, amit, amli, anil, anim, anni, anti, antu, atli, aunt, gail, gain, gait, gali, gall, galt, gant, gaul, gaum, gaun, gaut, gila, gill, gilt, ginn, glam, glia, glim, glit, glum, glut, gnat, guam, guan, gula, gull, gult, gumi, guna, gunl, iglu, ilia, iman, imit, inga, inia, init, inta, inti, intl, itai, ital, itll, lain, lait, lang, lant, lati, laun, liin, lila, lilt, lima, limn, limu, lina, ling, linn, lint, liti, litu, luit, luna, lung, lunn, lunt, magi, mail, main, mali, mall, malt, mang, mani, mant, maui, maul, maun, maut, mgal, mian, mila, mill, milt, ming, mini, mint, muga, muil, mull, mult, mung, muni, munt, muta, muti, nagi, naig, nail, nain, nant, natl, natu, naut, ngai, nill, nina, null, nung, taig, tail, tain, tali, tall, tang, taum, taun, till, ting, tuan, tula, tuna, tung, uang, ugli, ulan, ulla, ulna, ulta, unai, unal, ungt, unit, unta, utai, util
3 Letter Words for Illuminating
agt, ail, aim, ain, ait, alg, all, aln, alt, ami, amt, amu, ann, ant, anu, atm, aug, aul, aum, gal, gam, gan, gat, gau, gim, gin, git, glt, gmt, gnu, gui, gul, gum, gun, gut, ign, iii, ill, imi, imu, ing, inn, int, ita, lag, lai, lam, lan, lat, lig, lim, lin, lit, llm, ltm, lug, lum, lut, mag, mal, man, mat, mau, mgt, mia, mig, mil, min, mit, mna, mtg, mtn, mug, mun, mut, nag, nam, nat, nig, nil, nim, nit, nul, num, nun, nut, tag, tai, tal, tam, tan, tau, tgn, tig, til, tim, tin, tiu, tln, tng, tua, tug, tui, tum, tun, ugt, uit, ula, ull, ult, uma, una, ung, uni, unl, unn, uta, uti
Definitions for Illuminating
[1] giving or casting light.
[2] informative; enlightening.
[3] to supply or brighten with light; light up.
[4] to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
[5] to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
[6] to enlighten, as with knowledge.
[7] to make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face.
[8] to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
[9] to display lights, as in celebration.
[10] to become illuminated.
[11] Archaic . illuminated.
[12] Obsolete . enlightened.
[13] Archaic . a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.
[14] serving to inform or clarify; instructive
[15] (tr) to throw light in or into; light up to illuminate a room
[16] (tr) to make easily understood; clarify
[17] to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights
[18] (tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver
[19] (intr) to become lighted up
[20] archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated
[21] a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment
Words related to Illuminating
enlightening, illuminated, incandescent, luminescent, fluorescent
Words nearby Illuminating
illuminable, illuminance, illuminant, illuminate, illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism
Origin of Illuminating
e1400–50; late Middle English < Latin illūminātus (past participle of illūmināre to light up, brighten). See illumine, -ate1
Other words from Illuminating
non·il·lu·mi·nat·ing , adjective
non·il·lu·mi·nat·ing·ly , adverb
un·il·lu·mi·nat·ing , adjective
il·lu·mi·nat·ing·ly , adverb
pre·il·lu·mi·nate , verb (used with object)
re·il·lu·mi·nate , verb, re·il·lu·mi·nat·ed, re·il·lu·mi·nat·ing.
sem·i-il·lu·mi·nat·ed , adjective
un·il·lu·mi·nat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Illuminating
eC16: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen light
Synonyms for Illuminating
enlightening, illuminated, fluorescent, incandescent, luminescent
