Home › Words › I › illustrativenessillustrativenessillustrativeness · noun — the state or quality of being illustrative.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom illustrative + -ness.nounThe state or quality of being illustrative.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.illustratory 73% match — illustrative (serving to illustrate or explain) vs illustrativeness →illustrative 73% match — Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating. vs illustrativeness →indicativeness 71% match — The state or condition of being indicative. vs illustrativeness →illustrable 71% match — Capable of illustration. vs illustrativeness →suggestiveness 66% match — The state or quality of being suggestive. vs illustrativeness →exemplarity 65% match — The quality of being exemplary. vs illustrativeness →picturality 65% match — The state or quality of being related to or resembling a picture. vs illustrativeness →exemplificatory 65% match — Serving as an example; exemplifying something. vs illustrativeness →