illuminable

[ih-loo-muh-nuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being illuminated.

Other Word Forms

• illuminability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of illuminable¹

From the Latin word illūminābilis, dating back to 1720–30. See illumine, -able

Example Sentences

Certainty on either side, either that evil is evil for 256 evermore, irredeemable and absolute, a drench of utter dark not illuminable by white; or that it is but mere show and semblance, which the good takes upon itself, would alike be ruinous to man.

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