brighten

Meaning of brighten

verb
  1. To make bright or brighter in color.
    We brightened the room with a new coat of paint.
  2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
  3. To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
    to brighten one's prospects;  Having Mark around the place really brightens things up.
  4. 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.
  5. To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
    She brightened when I changed the subject.
  6. 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:

lighten

Meaning clear up:

clear

Meaning lighten:

lighten

Translation of brighten

Anagrams of brighten

berthing, bringeth

Words that rhyme with brighten

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