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illuminative

[ ih-loo-muh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv ]

/ ɪˈlu məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv /

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adjective

giving light; illuminating.

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Origin of illuminative

First recorded in 1635–45; illuminate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM illuminative

non·il·lu·mi·na·tive, adjectiveun·il·lu·mi·na·tive, adjective

Words nearby illuminative

illuminant, illuminate, illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus.

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How to use illuminative in a sentence

Had it not been for occasional curt, illuminative questions, Peter Gross might have thought him asleep.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Here are two facts of the financial sort, sufficiently illuminative.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
For his best romantic effects, like all great romance, are illuminative of life, and no mere idle games.
Robert Louis Stevenson|Walter Raleigh
A few social customs may conclude this chapter, as illuminative of the times.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton

The fact that he does write in that mood points to the one illuminative truth now essential to be remembered.
Shadows of the Stage|William Winter