Associations to the word «Enlightening»

Wiktionary

ENLIGHTENING, verb. Present participle of enlighten

Dictionary definition

ENLIGHTENING, adjective. Tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture".
ENLIGHTENING, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle