Spanish Conversation · Level 40
75 words
Spanish word
revelador
Pronunciation
IPA/reβelaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- adjectiveenlightening
Example
Su experiencia fue reveladora.
Her experience was enlightening.
More examples
Encontré un detalle revelador en la carta.
I found an enlightening detail in the letter.
Core concept
A lifted veil exposing a hidden scene.
Common phrases
detalle revelador
enlightening detail
comentario revelador
enlightening comment
resultado revelador
enlightening result
Similar words
esclarecedor: Clears up doubt and makes reasons or meanings easy to understand.
informativo: Provides important facts or data to inform about a situation.
ilustrativo: Shows a point clearly using examples or concrete cases.
Definition in Spanish
Que hace evidente algo oculto, causando una nueva idea o comprensión en quien lo percibe.
Word origin
From Spanish revelar 'to reveal', from Latin revelāre formed from re- 'away' plus velāre 'to cover', with the suffix -dor forming an adjective meaning 'causing to be revealed'.
Usage tips
- Commonly collocates with datos reveladores and hechos reveladores to signal information that changes understanding, and as a noun revelador can also mean a photographic developer.
Other meanings
- revealingadjective
- developernoun
Opposites
- discretodiscreetadjective
Related words
- revelaciónrevelationnoun
- revelarrevealverb