Unveiling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

putting on display for the first time

the act of beginning something new

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnvˈeɪlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnvˈeɪlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnvˈeɪlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnvˈeɪlɪŋ/.

Examples

he attended the unveiling of the statue
they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncover reveal launching unveil entry introduction bring out debut first appearance

Antonyms

veil

Parts of Speech

noun	putting on display for the first time “he attended the unveiling of the statue”
noun	the act of beginning something new “they looked forward to the debut of their new product line”
verb	remove the veil from “Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies”
verb	make visible “Summer brings out bright clothes”
verb	remove the cover from “unveil a painting”

Word Forms

unveil	verb	remove the cover from
debut	verb	appear for the first time in public
unveiling	noun	putting on display for the first time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Enthüllung

erstmals zur Schau gestellt

🇫🇷French

dévoilement

exposer pour la première fois

🇪🇸Spanish

revelación

exhibiendo por primera vez

🇮🇹Italian

svelamento

messa in mostra per la prima volta

🇳🇱Dutch

onthulling

voor het eerst tentoongesteld

🇵🇹Portuguese

revelando

exibindo pela primeira vez

🇷🇺Russian

открытие

выставляю на обозрение впервые

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनावरण

पहली बार प्रदर्शित किया जा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্মোচন

প্রথমবারের মতো প্রদর্শন করা হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

முதல் முறையாக காட்சிக்கு வைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిష్కరించడం

మొదటిసారి ప్రదర్శనలో ఉంచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनावरण

प्रथमच प्रदर्शनात टाकत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનાવરણ

પ્રથમ વખત પ્રદર્શન પર મૂકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಾವರಣ

ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಇಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാച്ഛാദനം

ആദ്യമായി പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਘਾਟਨ

ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਡਿਸਪਲੇ 'ਤੇ ਪਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقاب کشائی

پہلی بار ڈسپلے پر ڈال رہا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

揭幕

首次展出

🇯🇵Japanese

お披露目

初めて展示します

🇰🇷Korean

공개

처음으로 전시하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ra mắt

lần đầu tiên được trưng bày

🇹🇭Thai

เปิดตัว

นำมาจัดแสดงเป็นครั้งแรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembukaan

dipajang untuk pertama kalinya

🇵🇭Filipino

paglalahad

paglalagay sa display sa unang pagkakataon

🇲🇾Malay

pembukaan

dipamerkan buat kali pertama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشف النقاب

يتم عرضه لأول مرة

🇮🇷Persian

رونمایی

نمایش برای اولین بار

🇹🇷Turkish

örtüsünü açmak

ilk kez sergileniyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

חשיפה

להציג לראשונה

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The primary meaning of 'unveiling' is 'putting on display for the first time'.

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