Definitions for Illustration
ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃənil·lus·tra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.9 / 7 votes

1. illustrationnoun

   artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

2. exemplification, illustrationnoun

   showing by example

3. example, illustration, instance, representativenoun

   an item of information that is typical of a class or group

   "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

4. illustrationnoun

   a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.9 / 9 votes

1. illustrationnoun

   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.

2. illustrationnoun

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

3. illustrationnoun

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

4. illustrationnoun

   A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illustrationnoun

   Explanation; elucidation; exposition.

   Etymology: illustration, Fr. from illustrate.

   Whoever looks about him will find many living illustrations of this emblem. Roger L'Estrange.

   Space and duration, being ideas that have something very abstruse and peculiar in their nature, the comparing them one with another may perhaps be of use for their illustration. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illustration

   An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. llustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form. The origin of the word "illustration" is late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin illustratio(n-), from the verb illustrare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illustration

   Illustration is a visual representation or depiction such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensory information such as a story, poem or a piece of news. It can also be a clarifying example. An illustration can be used for explanation or for aesthetic purposes to entertain and delight the viewer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Illustrationnoun

   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

2. Illustrationnoun

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

3. Illustrationnoun

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

4. Etymology: [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Illustration

   An illustration is a depiction.

Matched Categories

1. • Artwork
   • Demonstration
   • Representation

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Illustration' in Nouns Frequency: #1746

How to pronounce Illustration?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Illustration in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Illustration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Illustration in a Sentence

1. Sirine Shebaya:

   The circumstances at Farmville right now are a perfect illustration of the ways in which the ongoing transfers that ICE has insisted on continuing are contributing to the spread of coronavirus.

2. Robert Maxim:

   It's worth underscoring how absurd it is that the descendants of the tribe that met Pilgrims, who every American learns about around this time of year, couldn't meet the definition of a' tribe,' it's just a perfect illustration of how messed up, and really, anti-Native, federal Indian policy has been throughout our history.

3. Jim Heimann:

   This is a great example of the lush illustration used at the time and it shows a kind of surrealistic, whimsical approach with people dancing around a giant cigarette.

4. Allen Ginsberg:

   No monster vibration, no snake universe hallucinations. Many tiny jeweled violet flowers along the path of a living brook that looked like Blake's illustration for a canal in grassy Eden: huge Pacific watery shore, Orlovsky dancing naked like Shiva long-haired before giant green waves, titanic cliffs that Wordsworth mentioned in his own Sublime, great yellow sun veiled with mist hanging over the planet's oceanic horizon. No harm.

5. Christopher Wray:

   It's an indication and an illustration of just how challenging and diverse this particular threat is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Illustration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illustration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Illustration
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustration
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Illustration
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Illustration