illumination

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/ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

bright, good, strong

QUANT

level

The bright desk lamp provides a high level of illumination for reading at night.

VERB + ILLUMINATION

provide

The street lamps provide bright illumination so pedestrians can see clearly at night.

ILLUMINATION + VERB

come from sth

The bright light in the museum came from thousands of tiny LED bulbs hidden in the ceiling.

PHRASES

a source of illumination

During the power outage, we used candles as our only source of illumination.

Definitions

noun

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.

Streetlights provide illumination at night.

Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.

Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).

Splendour; brightness.

Enlightening influence; inspiration.

The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illumi

miniature

noun — the luminous flux incident on a unit area

illuminance

noun — an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

clarification
elucidation

noun — a condition of spiritual awareness

light

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.

Wiktionary

Streetlights provide illumination at night.

Wiktionary

The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.

Wiktionary

A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.

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Can I ask for an illumination?

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Moonlight was the only illumination.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, illumination is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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