Adjective: revealing ri'vee-ling
- Disclosing unintentionally something concealed
"a revealing smile";
- telling, telltale
- Showing or making known
"a revealing glance"
- The speech act of making something evident
"Her revealing of the company's financial troubles shocked the investors";
- disclosure, revelation
- Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The actress won't reveal how old she is";
- unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover, lay bare
- Make manifest
"Summer reveals bright clothes";
- bring out, unveil
- (theology) disclose directly or through prophets
"God rarely reveals his plans for mankind"
Derived forms: revealings
See also: indicative, indicatory, informative, informatory, revelatory, scanty, significative, skimpy, suggestive
Type of: show, speech act, tell
Antonym: concealing
Encyclopedia: Revealing
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