revelatory

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

revelatory

[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi] British, Southern, Standard
[ɹɛvəˈlejtəɹi] British, Southern, Standard
[ˈɹɛvələtoɹi] US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelat(e) + -ory.

adjective more revelatory · most revelatory

Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation. Near-synonym: revealing
Similar: revelative, revealing · Opposite: unrevelatory, unrevealing
Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"revelatory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revelatory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

revelatory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revelatory

Chicago

"revelatory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revelatory.

BibTeX

@misc{revelatory_2026,
  title = {revelatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revelatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}