Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 7
Illuminary (a.) 照明的；啟蒙的；照亮的 Illuminative.
Illuminated (imp. & p. p.) of Illuminate.
Illuminating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illuminate.
Illuminate (v. t.) 照亮；用燈裝飾；照射；闡明；啟發 To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
Illuminate (v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
Illuminate (v. t.) 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.
Illuminate (v. t.) 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.
Illuminate (v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.
Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.
Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
Illuminati (n.) 先覺者；光明會之會員；十六世紀西班牙一異端教派之教友 Literally, those who are enlightened
Illuminati (n.) (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.
Illuminati (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc.
Illuminati (n.) (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years. Also applied to:
Illuminati (n.) An obscure sect of French Familists;
Illuminati (n.) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
Illuminati (n.) The Rosicrucians.
Illuminati (n.) Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
Illuminati (n.) A sect of Spanish heretics of the latter part of the sixteenth century; so called because they were light weights -- _cunctationes illuminati_.
Illuminating (a.) Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2 (a) .
Illuminating (a.) Tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening, informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening, unilluminating].
Illumination (n.) 照明，照亮 [U]； 【物】照度 [U]；闡明，解釋；啟發；教化 [U] The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Illumination (n.) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Illumination (n.) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See {Illuminate}, v. t., 3.
Illumination (n.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
Illumination (n.) That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. -- Felton.
Illumination (n.) (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. -- Hooker.
Illumination (n.) A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: {light}, {illumination}].
Illumination (n.) The degree of visibility of your environment.
Illumination (n.) An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: {clarification}, {elucidation}, {illumination}].
Illumination (n.) The luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: {illuminance}, {illumination}].
Illumination (n.) Painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {miniature}, {illumination}].
Illuminatism (n.) Illuminism.
Illuminative (a.) 照明的 Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading." -- Carlyle.
Illuminator (n.) 照明之人；照明器；彩飾書稿的人 One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See {Illuminate}, v. t., 3.
Illuminator (v. t.) A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant.
Illumine (v. t.) 照明，明亮；啟發，啟迪；使容光煥發；使輝煌 To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Illumine (v.) Make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}, {illuminate}].
Illuminee (n.) One of the Illuminati.
Illuminer (n.) One who, or that which, illuminates.
Illuminism (n.) The principles of the Illuminati.
Illuministic (a.) Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.
Illuminized (imp. & p. p.) of Illuminize.
Illuminizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illuminize.
Illuminize (v. t.) To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.
Illuminous (a.) Bright; clear. [R.] -- H. Taylor.
Illure (v. t.) To deceive; to entice; to lure. [Obs.]
The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world. -- Fuller.
Ill-used (a.) Taken advantage of; treated badly; -- of persons.
Syn: exploited, put-upon, used, victimized.
Ill-used (a.) Misapplied; treated badly.
Ill-used (a.) Of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised].
Illusion (n.) 錯覺，幻覺；假象 [C]；幻想，錯誤的觀念 [C] [U] An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.
To cheat the eye with blear illusions. -- Milton.
Illusion (n.) Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour.
Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! -- Pope.
Illusion (n.) (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.
Note: Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever.
Illusion (n.) A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.
Syn: Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See {Delusion}. {Illusion}, {Delusion}. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. -- E. Edwards.
Illusion (n.) An erroneous mental representation [syn: {illusion}, {semblance}].
Illusion (n.) Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {phantasy}, {fancy}].
Illusion (n.) The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas [syn: {delusion}, {illusion}, {head game}].
Illusion (n.) An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {thaumaturgy}, {illusion}, {deception}].
Illusionable (a.) Liable to illusion.
Illusionist (n.) 幻覺論者；幻術家；幻覺派的藝術家 One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.
Illusionist (n.) A magician or conjurer who produces illusions by sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.
Illusionist (n.) A person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: {visionary}, {illusionist}, {seer}].
Illusionist (n.) Someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {magician}, {prestidigitator}, {conjurer}, {conjuror}, {illusionist}].
Illusive (a.) 幻覺的，夢幻似的；迷惑人的；虛假的；不實際的 Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
Illusively (adv.) 幻影地；錯覺地 In a illusive manner; falsely.
Illusiveness (n.) The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.
Illusory (a.) Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
Illusory (a.) Based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" [syn: illusive, illusory].
Illustrable (a.) Capable of illustration. -- Sir T. Browne.
Illustrated (imp. & p. p.) of Illustrate.
Illustrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illustrate.
Illustrate (v. t.) （用圖，實例等）說明，闡明[（+with）]；插圖於（書籍等），圖解 To make clear, bright, or luminous.
Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. -- Chapman.
Illustrate (v. t.) To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. -- Shak.
To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. -- Milton.
Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
Illustrate (v. t.) To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
Illustrate (v. t.) To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.]
Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. -- Milton.
Illustrate (a.) Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.]
This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. -- Shak.
Illustrate (v.) Clarify by giving an example of [syn: {exemplify}, {illustrate}, {instance}].
Illustrate (v.) Depict with an illustration .
Illustrate (v.) Supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings".
Illustrated (a.) 有插圖的；列舉的 Provided with pictures; -- of a publication; as, an illustrated weekly. Opposite of unillustrated.
Illustration (n.) 說明，圖解，圖示 [U]；例，實例 [C]；插圖，圖表，圖案 [C] 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.
Illustration (n.) That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
Illustration (n.) A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
Illustration (n.) Artwork that helps make something clear or attractive.
Illustration (n.) Showing by example [syn: {exemplification}, {illustration}].
Illustration (n.) 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" [syn: {example}, {illustration}, {instance}, {representative}].
Illustration (n.) A visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand.
Illustrative (a.) 說明的；作例證的 Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate.
Illustrative (a.) Making illustrious. [Obs.]
Illustrative (a.) Clarifying by use of examples [syn: exemplifying, illustrative].
Illustrative (a.) Serving to demonstrate [syn: demonstrative, illustrative].
Illustratively (adv.) By way of illustration or elucidation. [R.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Illustrator (n.) [L.] [C] 插圖畫家；說明者；起實例作用的事物 One who illustrates.
Illustrator (n.) An artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
Illustratory (a.) Serving to illustrate.
Illustrious (a.) 著名的，輝煌的，明亮的 Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.
Illustrious (a.) Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished.
Illustrious (a.) Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles.
Illustrious (a.) (Formal) 著名的；卓越的 Famous, well respected, and admired.
// She comes from an illustrious political family that includes two former Cabinet ministers.
Illustriously (adv.) 有名地；優秀地 In a illustrious manner; conspicuously; eminently; famously. -- Milton.
Illustriously (adv.) In an illustrious manner; "Einstein, the illustriously famous physicist of the 20th century".
Illustriousness (n.) 有名；優秀 The state or quality of being eminent; greatness; grandeur; glory; fame.
Illustriousness (n.) The property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence [syn: greatness, illustriousness].
Illustrous (a.) Without luster. [Obs. & R.]
Illutation (n.) The act or operation of smearing the body with mud, especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud bath.
Illuxurious (a.) Not luxurious. [R.] -- Orrery.
Ill-will () See under Ill, a.
Ill-wisher (n.) One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
Ilmenite (n.) (Min.) Titanic iron. See Menaccanite.
Menaccanite (n.) (Min.) An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also titanic iron ore, and ilmenite.
Ilmenite (n.) A weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium.
Ilmenium (n.) A supposed element claimed to have been discovered by R. Harmann.
Ilvaite (n.) (Min.) A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals and columnar masses.
Yenite (n.) (Min.) A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite. [Spelt also jenite.].
I'm () A contraction of I am.
Im- () A form of the prefix in- not, and in- in. See In-. Im- also occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin; as, imbank, imbitter.
Image (n.) An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy; a picture; a semblance.
Even like a stony image, cold and numb. -- Shak.
Whose is this image and superscription? -- Matt. xxii. 20.
This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna. -- Shak.
And God created man in his own image. -- Gen. i. 27.
Image (n.) Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid; an idol. -- Chaucer.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, . . . thou shalt not bow down thyself to them. -- Ex. xx. 4, 5.
Image (n.) Show; appearance; cast.
The face of things a frightful image bears. -- Dryden.
Image (n.) A representation of anything to the mind; a picture drawn by the fancy; a conception; an idea.
Can we conceive Image of aught delightful, soft, or great? -- Prior.
Image (n.) (Rhet.) A picture, example, or illustration, often taken from sensible objects, and used to illustrate a subject; usually, an extended metaphor. -- Brande & C.
Image (n.) (Opt.) The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object symmetrically refracted or reflected to corresponding points in such focus; this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the likeness of an object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror.
Electrical image. See under Electrical.
Image breaker, One who destroys images; an iconoclast.
Image graver, Image maker, A sculptor.
Image worship, The worship of images as symbols; iconolatry distinguished from idolatry; the worship of images themselves.
Image Purkinje (Physics), The image of the retinal blood vessels projected in, not merely on, that membrane.
Virtual image (Optics), A point or system of points, on one side of a mirror or lens, which, if it existed, would emit the system of rays which actually exists on the other side of the mirror or lens. -- Clerk Maxwell.
Imaged (imp. & p. p.) of Image.
Imaging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Image.
Image (v. t.) To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure. "Shrines of imaged saints." -- J. Warton.
Image (v. t.) To represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the fancy or recollection; to imagine.
Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore, And image charms he must behold no more. -- Pope.
Image (n.) An iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate" [syn: image, mental image].
Image (n.) (Jungian psychology)
A personal facade that one presents to
the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn:
persona, image].
Image (n.) A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" [syn: picture, image, icon, ikon].
Image (n.) A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image].
Image (n.) Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn: trope, figure of speech, figure, image].
Image (n.) Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" [syn: double, image, look-alike].
Image (n.) (Mathematics) The set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers" [syn: image, range, range of a function].
Image (n.) The general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image".
Image (n.) A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: effigy, image, simulacrum].
Image (v.) Render visible, as by means of MRI.
Image (v.) Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image].
Imageable (a.) That may be imaged. [R.]
Imageless (a.) Having no image. --Shelley.
Imager (n.) One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor. [Obs.]
Praxiteles was ennobled for a rare imager. -- Holland.
Imagery (n.) The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. "Painted imagery." -- Shak.
In those oratories might you see Rich carvings, portraitures, and imagery. -- Dryden.
Imagery (n.) Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
What can thy imagery of sorrow mean? -- Prior.
Imagery (n.) The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
The imagery of a melancholic fancy. -- Atterbury.
Imagery (n.) Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
I wish there may be in this poem any instance of good imagery. -- Dryden.
Imagery (n.) The ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery].
Imaginability (n.) Capacity for imagination. [R.] -- Coleridge.