Laura Dern
Amy Jellicoe
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- DictionaryEn·light·ened/inˈlītnd/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook: "the more enlightened employers offer better terms"
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Episode Guide
- 1. Pilot Oct 10, 2011
- A corporate employee starts a new life after having a meltdown and receiving therapy.
- 2. Now or Never Oct 17, 2011
- Amy's hopes for a dream job are shattered; Amy struggles to reform her ex-husband and her mother.
- 3. Someone Else's Life Oct 24, 2011
- Amy considers searching for a job that is more socially responsible.
1. : freed from ignorance and misinformation. an enlightened people. an enlightened time. 2. : based on full comprehension of the problems involved. issued an enlightened ruling. Examples of enlightened in a Sentence. an enlightened approach to prison reform.
showing understanding and wisdom in dealing with others: This company is an enlightened and reasonable employer. Enlightened also means open to new ideas and facts based on reason and science rather than following old, false beliefs: Every enlightened person rejects racism in all its forms.
Have you ever thought long and hard about a problem and then, suddenly, experienced an "ah-ha!" moment? If your answer is yes, then congratulations! You were enlightened or in possession of a clear understanding of what was otherwise mysterious.
Enlightened definition: factually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thought. See examples of ENLIGHTENED used in a sentence.
Synonyms for ENLIGHTENED: educated, civilized, enhanced, matured, modern, grown, mature, perfected; Antonyms of ENLIGHTENED: retarded, primitive, lower, undeveloped, rudimentary, backward, rude, low.
to cause someone to understand something by explaining it or by bringing new information or facts to that person’s attention: [ I ] The show is meant to both enlighten and entertain. [ T ] We hope the pamphlet will enlighten voters about the issues.
3 days ago · If you describe someone or their attitudes as enlightened, you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways of dealing with things. Enlightened companies include their human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth.
1. factually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thought: an enlightened administration; enlightened self-interest. 2. privy to or claiming a sense of spiritual or religious revelation of truth: the search for an enlightened spiritual master.
To enlighten someone means to explain something clearly to him. If your friend is behaving strangely but insists she has a reason for it, you could ask her to enlighten you. Enlighten comes from the metaphor that ignorance is a state of being "in the dark," and that knowledge is illuminating.
Enlighten definition: to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to. See examples of ENLIGHTEN used in a sentence.
