Synonyms for lumination
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Illumination; specifically, artificial illumination.
Forms
- Plural
- luminations → lightings, illuminations, brightenings…
Example sentences
- lighting Yanni developed an obsession with lighting fires.
- illumination A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.
- brightening Dawn, to the poet Yeats, is "the brightening air."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lumination | falling | |
| lighting | steady | |
| illumination | falling | |
| brightening | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- lighting2
- 11 letters
- brightening3
- 12 letters
- illumination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lighting2 = 2 syllables).