brighten
Meaning of brighten
verb
- To make bright or brighter in color.
We brightened the room with a new coat of paint.
- To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
- To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
to brighten one's prospects; Having Mark around the place really brightens things up.
- To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
The sun starts to brighten around this time of the year. The sky brightened as the storm moved on.
- To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
She brightened when I changed the subject.
- To make acute or witty; to enliven.
Information about brighten
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of brighten is: brightens.
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Hyphenation of brighten
brighten
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- brighten is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
brighten synonyms
Meaning lighten up:
Meaning clear up:
Meaning lighten:
Translation of brighten
- Spanish: animar
- German: auffrischen
- French: avivre
Anagrams of brighten
Words that rhyme with brighten
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