Definition
Containing pictures, drawings, or diagrams to explain or decorate text; made clear through examples.
Etymology
From Latin 'illustrare' meaning 'to light up, make bright', from 'in-' (in) + 'lustrare' (to purify, illuminate). The metaphorical sense of 'making clear' developed from the physical concept of bringing light to something dark or unclear.
Kelly Says
The connection between 'illustrated' and 'illumination' reveals how humans have always understood that pictures literally bring light to understanding. Medieval illuminated manuscripts weren't just decorated - they were enlightened, making the invisible visible through art and imagery.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በስዕል ተቀረከ
be-seel tekereke
CACatalà
il·lustrat
ee-LOO-streh-t
CSČeština
ilustrovaný
ee-LOO-stroh-vah-nee
DADansk
illustreret
ee-LOO-streh-reht
DEDeutsch
illustriert
ee-LOO-stree-ert
ELΕλληνικά
εικονογραφημένος
eekonografiménos
ESEspañol
ilustrado
ee-loo-STRAH-thoh
FISuomi
kuvitettu
KOO-vee-teh-too
FRFrançais
illustré
ee-loo-STREH
HUMagyar
illusztrált
ee-LOO-strohlt
IDBahasa Indonesia
diilustrasikan
dee-ee-loo-STRAH-see-kan
IGIG
nailarawan
nay-lah-rah-wan
ITItaliano
illustrato
ee-LOO-streh-TOH
KKKK
суреттелген
soorettegen
MSBahasa Melayu
diilustrasikan
dee-ee-LOO-streh-see-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရုပ်ပုံဆွဲထားသည်
yotepon sweh-tah
NLNederlands
geïllustreerd
khay-ee-LOO-strehrt
NONorsk
illustrert
ee-LOO-strehrt
PLPolski
ilustrowany
ee-LOO-stroh-vah-nee
PTPortuguês
ilustrado
ee-loo-STRAH-doo
RORomână
ilustrat
ee-LOO-strat
RUРусский
иллюстрированный
ilyustrirovannyy
SVSvenska
illustrerad
ee-LOO-streh-räd
SWKiswahili
imechorwa
ee-meh-choh-wah
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கப்படம்
viLakka-p-paDham
TEతెలుగు
చిత్రించబడిన
chitriMchabaDina
TLTL
nailarawan
nay-lah-rah-wan
TRTürkçe
resimlenmiş
reh-SEEM-leh-sh
UKУкраїнська
іллюстрований
ilyustrovanyy
VITiếng Việt
minh họa
mee-nh hwa
YOYO
ti a ti awo
tee ah tee ah-woh