illuminated

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

provided with artificial light“illuminated advertising”“looked up at the lighted windows”“a brightly lit room”“a well-lighted stairwell”Synonyms: lighted lit well-lighted

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine, Enlimn, Limn.]

1.To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. [1913 Webster]

2.To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. [1913 Webster]

3.To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages. [1913 Webster]

4.To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. [1913 Webster]

illuminated \illuminated\ adj. [p. p. of illuminate.]

1.rendered luminous by rays of light striking and reflecting; -- used especially of illumination by artificial light.

Syn: lighted. [PJC]

2.Adorned with pictorial or graphical designs, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages; as, an illuminated manuscript. [1913 Webster]