éclairée

Éclairée is the feminine singular form of the French adjective éclairé. It describes something that is lit or illuminated, and it can also mean enlightened or well informed when used metaphorically.

The verb éclairer, from Old French esclairer and related to clair meaning clear, gives rise to the participle éclairé and its feminine form éclairée.

As an adjective, éclairée agrees with feminine nouns: une pièce éclairée, une route éclairée, une idée éclairée. The masculine form is éclairé, and the plural forms are éclairés (masc) and éclairées (fem).

In philosophy and culture, éclairée can describe the type of reasoned or rational thinking associated with the Enlightenment, as in une société éclairée or idées éclairées.

Éclairée is not typically used as a standalone noun; the related noun for lighting is éclairage.