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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| illustrate (ˈɪləˌstreɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc |
| 2. | (tr) to be an example or demonstration of |
| 3. | (tr) to explain or decorate (a book, text, etc) with pictures |
| 4. | (tr) an archaic word for enlighten |
| [C16: from Latin illustrāre to make light, explain, from lustrāre to purify, brighten; see | |
| 'illustratable | |
| —adj | |
| 'illustrative | |
| —adj | |
| 'illustratively | |
| —adv | |
| 'illustrator | |
| —n | |