illustration

illustration is a 12-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
2. noun. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
3. noun. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
4. noun. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
5. noun. an item of information that is typical of a class or group

   "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"

   "there is an example on page 10"

   Synonyms: example, instance, representative

6. noun. showing by example

   Synonyms: exemplification

7. noun. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

Synonyms

example, instance, representative, exemplification

Common word forms

illustrations, illustrational

Words from these letters

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