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1 edifying
a часто ирон. поучительный, назидательныйСинонимический ряд:1. cultural (adj.) civilising; cultural; enlightening; humanising; refining2. tutorial (adj.) didactic; educational; enhancing education; informative; instructional; instructive; pedagogical; scholarly; scholastic; tutorial3. illuminating (verb) edifying; enlightening; illuminating; illumining; improving; instructing; irradiating; uplifting -
2 illuminating
1. освещающий; осветительный2. освещать; освещающийthat biography is an illuminating footnote to the history of our times — эта биография освещает некоторые доселе неизвестные моменты современной истории
Синонимический ряд:1. civilizing (adj.) civilizing; cultural; edifying; humanizing; refining; uplifting2. designating (adj.) anecdotal; characterizing; clear; descriptive; designating; expressive; illustrative; interpretive; vivid3. enlightening (adj.) enlightening; illuminant; illuminative; illumining4. clarifying (verb) clarifying; clear up; clearing; clearing up; elucidating; explaining; illustrating5. edifying (verb) edifying; enlightening; improving; instructing; irradiating; uplifting6. lighting (verb) illumining; lightening; lighting -
3 enlightening
просвещать; поучительныйСинонимический ряд:1. cultural (adj.) civilising; cultural; edifying; humanising; refining2. illuminating (adj.) educational; elucidating; illuminant; illuminating; illuminative; illumining; informative; instructional; instructive3. smart (adj.) bright; brilliant; clever; intelligent; luminous; smart4. illuminating (verb) edifying; enlightening; illuminating; illumining; improving; instructing; irradiating; uplifting5. telling (verb) acquainting; advising; apprising; educating; informing; notifying; telling -
4 instructing
Синонимический ряд:1. enlightening (verb) edifying; enlightening; illuminating; illumining2. ordering (verb) bidding; charging; commanding; directing; enjoining; ordering; requiring; telling; warning3. teaching (verb) disciplining; educating; schooling; teaching; training; tutoring -
5 improving
улучшать; улучшающийСинонимический ряд:1. bettering (adj.) becoming more skilled; bettering; correcting; developing; editing; elaborating; evolving; growing; learning2. healthier (adj.) better; convalescent; healthier; mending; recovering3. ameliorating (verb) ameliorating; amending; bettering; come around; convalescing; gaining; helping; looking up; meliorating; mending; perking up; rallying; recovering; recuperating; upgrading4. illuminating (verb) edifying; enlightening; illuminating; illumining; irradiating; uplifting -
6 irradiating
облученный; облучен; излученный; излучен; испущенный; испущенСинонимический ряд:1. illuminating (verb) edifying; enlightening; illuminating; illumining; improving; uplifting2. projecting (verb) casting; emitting; projecting; radiating; shedding; throwing -
7 refining
n очистка, рафинированиеСинонимический ряд:1. civilized (adj.) civilised; civilized; cultivating; educated; elevating; humane; humanizing; polite; spiritual2. cultural (adj.) civilising; cultural; edifying; enlightening; humanising3. cleaning (verb) clarifying; cleaning; cleansing; purifying4. polishing (verb) perfecting; polishing; refining; rounding; sleeking; slicking; smoothing
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