Revelatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛvɪlətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛvɪlətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛvɪlətəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛvɪlətˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

actions indicative of fear

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

apocalyptic suggestive significative indicatory indicative apocalyptical

Parts of Speech

adjective	(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly “actions indicative of fear”
adjective	prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

Word Forms

indicate	verb	be a signal for or a symptom of
suggest	verb	imply as a possibility
Apocalypse	noun	the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
apocalypse	noun	a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
reveal	verb	disclose directly or through prophets

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufschlussreich

(normalerweise gefolgt von „von“) deutlich hervorheben oder offenbaren

🇫🇷French

révélateur

(généralement suivi de « de ») soulignant ou révélant clairement

🇪🇸Spanish

revelador

(generalmente seguido de "de") que señala o revela claramente

🇮🇹Italian

rivelatore

(di solito seguito da "di") che sottolinea o rivela chiaramente

🇳🇱Dutch

onthullend

(meestal gevolgd door `van') duidelijk aanwijzend of onthullend

🇵🇹Portuguese

revelador

(geralmente seguido por 'de') apontando ou revelando claramente

🇷🇺Russian

разоблачительный

(обычно за которым следует «из»), ясно указывая или раскрывая

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रहस्योद्घाटन

(आमतौर पर 'का' के बाद) स्पष्ट रूप से इंगित करना या प्रकट करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ঘাটনমূলক

(সাধারণত 'অফ' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) নির্দেশ করা বা স্পষ্টভাবে প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படுத்தும்

(பொதுவாக `of' ஐத் தொடர்ந்து) சுட்டிக்காட்டுதல் அல்லது தெளிவாக வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్యోతకము

(సాధారణంగా `of' తర్వాత) స్పష్టంగా చూపడం లేదా బహిర్గతం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रकटीकरण

(सामान्यतः `चे' नंतर) स्पष्टपणे दर्शवणे किंवा प्रकट करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાક્ષાત્કારકારી

(સામાન્ય રીતે `ઓફ' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) સ્પષ્ટપણે નિર્દેશ કરે છે અથવા જાહેર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿರಂಗ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ `ಆಫ್' ನಂತರ) ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಸೂಚಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെളിപാട്

(സാധാരണയായി `ഓഫ്' എന്നതിന് ശേഷം) ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യക്തമായി വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ 'ਦੇ' ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ) ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انکشافی

(عام طور پر 'کے' کے بعد) اشارہ کرنا یا واضح طور پر ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

启示性的

（通常后面跟“of”）清楚地指出或揭示

🇯🇵Japanese

啓示的な

(通常、その後に「of」が続きます) 明確に指摘または明らかにする

🇰🇷Korean

계시적인

(보통 'of'가 뒤따름) 명확하게 지적하거나 드러냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặc khải

(thường theo sau là `of') chỉ ra hoặc tiết lộ rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

เปิดเผย

(มักตามด้วย `of') ชี้ให้เห็นหรือเปิดเผยอย่างชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

wahyu

(biasanya diikuti dengan `of') menunjukkan atau mengungkapkan dengan jelas

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapahayag

(karaniwang sinusundan ng `ng') pagturo o paglalahad ng malinaw

🇲🇾Malay

wahyu

(biasanya diikuti dengan `of') menunjukkan atau mendedahkan dengan jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوحي

(يتبعها عادةً "من") للإشارة أو الكشف بوضوح

🇮🇷Persian

وحیانی

(معمولاً "از" به دنبال آن) اشاره یا آشکار کردن واضح است

🇹🇷Turkish

açığa çıkarıcı

(genellikle ardından 'of' gelir) açıkça işaret etmek veya ortaya koymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חושפני

(בדרך כלל אחריו 'של') מצביע או חושף בבירור

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The primary meaning of 'revelatory' is '(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly'.

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Using 'revelatory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'revelatory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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