unveiling

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

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... revelation disclosure presentation introduction launch debut exposure

Opposites

concealment coveringveiling

Word family

Related forms unveil veil

Etymology

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

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary

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# 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
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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