unveiling C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ/ UK /ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a formal public revelation or first showing of something The unveiling of the new monument drew a crowd of thousands. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a formal public revelation... revelationdisclosurepresentationintroductionlaunchdebutexposure ↔ Opposites concealmentcoveringveiling Word family Related forms unveilveil Etymology AI details From unveil (un- 'reversal' plus veil) plus -ing; veil is from Anglo-Norman veil, from Latin vēlum ('sail, curtain, covering'). un- Old English vēlum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unveiling **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. a formal public revelation or first showing of something ## Examples - The unveiling of the new monument drew a crowd of thousands. ## Synonyms - revelation - disclosure - presentation - introduction - launch - debut - exposure ## Antonyms - concealment - covering - veiling ## Related Forms - unveil - veil ## Roots and Affixes - Root: un- - Root: vēlum ## Etymology From unveil (un- 'reversal' plus veil) plus -ing; veil is from Anglo-Norman veil, from Latin vēlum ('sail, curtain, covering'). ## AI Etymology Unveiling comes from unveil (un- 'reversal' plus veil) plus -ing; veil is from Anglo-Norman veil, from Latin vēlum ('sail, curtain, covering'). In current use it is a noun meaning "a formal public revelation or first showing of something". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The -ing ending supplies a participial or action-noun shape. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin vēlum. Related English forms include unveil and veil. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown