lighten (Meaning)
lighten (v)
make more cheerful
reduce the weight on; make lighter
become more cheerful
make more cheerful through the use of color
become lighter
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
lighten (v. i.)
To descend; to light.
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
lighten (v. t.)
To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
To free from trouble and fill with joy.
To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
To cheer; to exhilarate.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lighten
lighten Sentence Examples
- The clouds parted momentarily, lightening the gloomy sky.
- The laughter of children lightened the atmosphere in the tense hospital waiting room.
- A therapist's words can lighten the burden of emotional pain.
- The addition of lighter colors to the room lightened its overall appearance.
- The sun peeked through the trees, lightening the forest path.
- The news of a cure lightened the hearts of countless patients.
- A good night's sleep can lighten the effects of stress.
- The weight of expectations was lightened by the support of a friend.
- A gentle breeze lightened the oppressive heat of the afternoon.
- The fading sunlight lightened the landscape, casting soft shadows across the fields.
FAQs About the word lighten
make more cheerful, reduce the weight on; make lighter, become more cheerful, make more cheerful through the use of color, become lighter, alleviate or remove (
brighten, look up,glow, encourage, revive, buck up, radiate,cheer (up), beam, perk (up)
sadden, sadden, despair, despair, darken,darken,, mope, fret, fret
The clouds parted momentarily, lightening the gloomy sky.
The laughter of children lightened the atmosphere in the tense hospital waiting room.
A therapist's words can lighten the burden of emotional pain.
The addition of lighter colors to the room lightened its overall appearance.
