Enlightened — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

make understand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnlˈaɪtənd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnlˈaɪtənd/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d/.

Examples

it is very familiar to the initiate
Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
Could you clarify these remarks?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enlighten edify initiate educated clear up irradiate crystallise sort out clear straighten out illuminate elucidate shed light on crystalise crystalize crystallize

Antonyms

uninitiate unenlightened

Parts of Speech

noun	people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity “it is very familiar to the initiate”
verb	make understand “Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal”
verb	give spiritual insight to; in religion
verb	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear “Could you clarify these remarks?”
adjective	having knowledge and spiritual insight
adjective	characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved “an educated guess”

Word Forms

initiate	verb	accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
enlightened	adjective	characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved
enlightenment	noun	education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
edification	noun	uplifting enlightenment
illumination	noun	an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
elucidative	adjective	that makes clear
lucidity	noun	a lucid state of mind; not confused
elucidation	noun	an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
enlightened	noun	people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erleuchtet

Menschen, die in die Geheimnisse eines bestimmten Bereichs oder einer Tätigkeit eingeführt wurden

🇫🇷French

éclairé

les personnes qui ont été initiées aux mystères d’un domaine ou d’une activité

🇪🇸Spanish

ilustrado

personas que han sido introducidas a los misterios de algún campo o actividad

🇮🇹Italian

illuminato

persone che sono state introdotte ai misteri di qualche campo o attività

🇳🇱Dutch

verlicht

mensen die kennis hebben gemaakt met de mysteries van een bepaald vakgebied of activiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

iluminado

pessoas que foram apresentadas aos mistérios de algum campo ou atividade

🇷🇺Russian

просвещенный

люди, познакомившиеся с тайнами какой-то области или деятельности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रबुद्ध

वे लोग जिन्हें किसी क्षेत्र या गतिविधि के रहस्यों से परिचित कराया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

আলোকিত

কিছু ক্ষেত্র বা কার্যকলাপের রহস্যের সাথে পরিচিত করা হয়েছে যারা মানুষ

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவாளி

சில துறைகள் அல்லது செயல்பாட்டின் மர்மங்களுக்கு அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்ட நபர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞానోదయమైంది

కొన్ని ఫీల్డ్ లేదా యాక్టివిటీ యొక్క రహస్యాలను పరిచయం చేసిన వ్యక్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रबुद्ध

काही क्षेत्र किंवा क्रियाकलापांच्या गूढ गोष्टींशी परिचित झालेले लोक

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રબુદ્ધ

જે લોકો અમુક ક્ષેત્ર અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિના રહસ્યોથી પરિચિત થયા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜ್ಞಾನೋದಯವಾಯಿತು

ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ರಹಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದ ಜನರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രബുദ്ധമാക്കി

ചില മേഖലകളുടെയോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെയോ നിഗൂഢതകൾ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തിയ ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਿਆਨਵਾਨ

ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਰਹੱਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਣੂ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

روشن خیال

وہ لوگ جو کسی شعبے یا سرگرمی کے اسرار سے متعارف ہوئے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开明

被介绍给某些领域或活动的奥秘的人

🇯🇵Japanese

啓発された

ある分野や活動の謎を知った人々

🇰🇷Korean

밝은

어떤 분야나 활동의 신비를 접한 사람들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giác ngộ

những người đã được giới thiệu những bí ẩn của một số lĩnh vực hoặc hoạt động

🇹🇭Thai

ตรัสรู้

ผู้ที่ได้รับการแนะนำให้รู้จักกับความลึกลับของสาขาหรือกิจกรรมบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tercerahkan

orang yang telah diperkenalkan dengan misteri suatu bidang atau aktivitas

🇵🇭Filipino

naliwanagan

mga taong nakilala sa mga misteryo ng ilang larangan o aktibidad

🇲🇾Malay

tercerahkan

orang yang telah diperkenalkan dengan misteri sesuatu bidang atau aktiviti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المستنير

الأشخاص الذين تم تعريفهم بأسرار بعض المجالات أو الأنشطة

🇮🇷Persian

روشن شده

افرادی که با اسرار یک رشته یا فعالیت آشنا شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

aydınlanmış

bir alan veya faaliyetin gizemleriyle tanışan insanlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָאוֹר

אנשים שהתוודעו למסתורין של תחום או פעילות כלשהי

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