illumination
light; clarification or understanding
Root
- luc / lum: light, shine, or make clear
Other words with the luc / lum root
- elucidate: to make clear
- illuminate: to light up or make clear
- lucid: clear and easy to understand
- luminous: giving off light; bright
- pellucid: very clear; allowing light through
- translucent: letting light through but not fully clear
Illumination is the moment light arrives: in the room, on the page, or in the mind.
The root story gave her sudden illumination about five related words.
Illumination can be literal light or the sudden click of understanding. The feeling is not more noise; it is enough light for the structure to appear.