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revealing

3 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, revealing means informative. As a noun, it means something revealed.

Meanings of revealing

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Informative.

    “a revealing analysis”

  2. Of clothing: allowing more than is usual to be seen.

    “Her shirt is rather revealing.”

  3. Disclosing unintentionally something concealed

    “a telling smile”

    “a telltale panel of lights”

    “a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down”

    Similar: telling, telltale

  4. Showing or making known

    “a revealing glance”

verb

Present participle of reveal

noun

  1. Something revealed; a revelation.

  2. The speech act of making something evident

    Similar: disclosure, revelation

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: disclosing unintentionally something concealed
tellingtelltale
noun: the speech act of making something evident
disclosurerevelation
Oppositesconcealing

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