1adjective
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
“an enlightening glimpse of government in action”
01 Word definition
enlightening
12 letters · 4 vowels · 8 consonants
Is ENLIGHTENING a word?
Yes. ENLIGHTENING is a 12-letter adjective. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
E-N-L-I-G-H-T-E-N-I-N-GHow do you spell ENLIGHTENING?
ENLIGHTENING contains 12 letters, begins with E, and ends with G.
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2adjective
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
“the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗informativeilluminatingedifying
02 Letter breakdown
How is ENLIGHTENING spelled?
E1N2L3I4G5H6T7E8N9I10N11G12
03 Word-game status
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About ENLIGHTENING.
How do you spell ENLIGHTENING?
ENLIGHTENING is spelled E-N-L-I-G-H-T-E-N-I-N-G. It contains 12 letters.