en|light|ened

en|light|ened
en|light|ened «ehn LY tuhnd», adjective.
1. informed: »

an enlightened populace.

2. free from prejudice, ignorance, or the like: »

enlightened views.


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  • un|en|light|ened — «UHN ehn LY tuhnd», adjective. not enlightened; without intellectual or moral enlightenment; benighted; ignorant …   Useful english dictionary

  • ened — fright·ened·ly; husk·ened; wiz·ened; black·ened; en·light·ened·ly; en·light·ened·ness; …   English syllables

  • light — aeo·light; an·ti·twi·light; de·light·er; de·light·ful; de·light·ful·ly; de·light·ful·ness; de·light·ing; de·light·less; de·light·some; en·light·en; en·light·en·er; en·light·en·ment; in·ter·light; jack·light·er; light; light·en·er; light·er·age;… …   English syllables

  • un·en·light·ened — …   Useful english dictionary

  • enlightenedly — en·light·ened·ly …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • enlightened — en|light|ened [ınˈlaıtənd] adj 1.) someone with enlightened attitudes has sensible, modern views and treats people fairly and kindly enlightened attitude/approach etc ▪ Empowerment is the new buzz word in enlightened management circles. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • enlightened — en|light|ened [ ın laıtnd ] adjective someone who is enlightened has attitudes that are considered sensible and modern …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • enlightenedness — en·light·ened·ness …   English syllables

  • unenlightened — un en•light′ened adj …   From formal English to slang

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