revealing C1 Topic:The Human Body US /ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ UK /ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #9772 Meanings 1 adj Showing or making known something interesting or important. The interview was a revealing look at the author's private life. 2 adj Showing more of the body than is usual. She wore a rather revealing dress to the party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · showing or making known... telling Word family Derived forms nonrevealingrevealinglyrevealingnesssemirevealingunrevealing Etymology AI details From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing. reveling Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # revealing **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 9772 ## Meanings 1. Showing or making known something interesting or important. 2. Showing more of the body than is usual. ## Examples - The interview was a revealing look at the author's private life. - She wore a rather revealing dress to the party. ## Derived Forms - nonrevealing - revealingly - revealingness - semirevealing - unrevealing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: reveling ## Etymology From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing. ## AI Etymology Revealing is from Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing. A key historical form is Middle English reveling. In present-day use, it can mean showing or making known something interesting or important, or showing more of the body than is usual. Derived formations include nonrevealing, revealingly, revealingness, semirevealing, unrevealing. ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown