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English adjective: enlightening | |||
| 1. | enlightening tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance | ||
| Samples | An enlightening glimpse of government in action. An illuminating lecture. | ||
| Synonyms | illuminating, informative | ||
| Antonyms | unenlightening, unilluminating | ||
| 2. | enlightening enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement | ||
| Samples | The paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read. | ||
| Synonyms | edifying | ||
| Antonyms | unedifying, unenlightening | ||
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