illustration

Noun

Meaning

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

example instance case image tableau figure painting picture representation sample visual print drawing representative diagram
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Antonyms

daze enigma problem crud bottom concern
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Hypernyms

information art representation graphics demonstration artwork

Hyponyms

quintessence figure picture sample exception plate

Phrases with the word

as an illustration five-pointed illustration by way of illustration provide illustration illustration table body illustration

Examples

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? Henry James

A witty illustration or an apt story will accomplish more than columns of argument. Chauncey Depew

At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration. Chris Van Allsburg

Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables. Werner Heisenberg

I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration. Freddie Mercury

My life will be the best illustration of all my work. Hans Christian Andersen

Close letter words and terms

illustrated fiction illustrated prose illustrated song illustration board illustration table illustrational