Definition
Serving to explain or make something clear through examples or visual aids.
Etymology
From Latin 'illustrare' meaning 'to light up' or 'make bright', combining 'in-' (into) and 'lustrare' (to illuminate). The word evolved from physical illumination to metaphorical enlightenment through examples in the 17th century.
Kelly Says
The word 'illustrative' beautifully captures how examples and pictures literally 'light up' our understanding - the same root gives us 'illuminate' and the 'lustrous' shine of polished surfaces!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በስዕል የተጠቀሰ
be-seel yetekekes
ARالعربية
تفسيري
tafseerey
BNবাংলা
চিত্রময়
chitromoy
CACatalà
il·lustratiu
ee-LOO-stroh-tee-oo
CSČeština
ilustrativní
ee-LOO-stroh-tiv-nee
DADansk
illustrativ
ee-LOO-streh-tee-v
DEDeutsch
illustrativ
ee-LOO-streh-tee-v
ELΕλληνικά
εικονογραφικός
eekonografikós
ESEspañol
ilustrativo
ee-LOO-streh-tee-voh
FISuomi
kuvallinen
KOO-vah-lin-neh
FRFrançais
illustratif
ee-LOO-streh-tee-f
GUGU
ચિત્રાત્મક
chitraatmak
HIहिन्दी
चित्रात्मक
chitraatmak
HUMagyar
illusztratív
ee-LOO-stroh-tee-v
IDBahasa Indonesia
ilustratif
ee-LOO-streh-tee-f
ITItaliano
illustrativo
ee-LOO-streh-tee-voh
KKKK
суреттейді
sooretteydi
MRMR
चित्रात्मक
chitraatmak
MSBahasa Melayu
ilustratif
ee-LOO-streh-tee-f
MYမြန်မာ
ရုပ်ပုံဆွဲထားသည်
yotepon sweh-tah
NLNederlands
illustratief
ee-LOO-streh-tee-f
NONorsk
illustrativ
ee-LOO-streh-tee-v
PAPA
ਚਿੱਤਰਾਤਮਕ
chittaraatmak
PLPolski
ilustratywny
ee-LOO-stroh-tiv-nee
PTPortuguês
ilustrativo
ee-LOO-streh-tee-voh
RORomână
ilustrativ
ee-LOO-stroh-tiv
RUРусский
иллюстративный
ilyustrativnyy
SVSvenska
illustrativ
ee-LOO-streh-tee-v
SWKiswahili
inayoelezea
ee-NAH-yoh-eh-leh-zeh-ah
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கப்படமான
viLakka-p-paDha-maana
TEతెలుగు
చిత్రాత్మకమైన
chitraatmakamaina
TLTL
naglalarawan
nag-lah-lah-rah-wan
TRTürkçe
resimlendirici
reh-SEEM-lehndee-jee
UKУкраїнська
іллюстративний
ilyustratyvnyy
VITiếng Việt
minh họa
mee-nh hwa
YOYO
ti a ti awo
tee ah tee ah-woh
ZUZU
kubonisa
koo-boh-NEE-sah