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- DictionaryLight·en/ˈlītn/
verb
- 1. make or become lighter or brighter: "the sky began to lighten in the east"
- 2. emit flashes of lightning; flash with lightning: rare "it thundered and lightened"
verb. us / ˈlaɪ.t̬ ə n / uk / ˈlaɪ.t ə n / lighten verb (BECOME BRIGHT) Add to word list. [ I ] to become less dark: The sky had lightened and there were breaks in the clouds. Opposite. darken. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Colorless or causing color to fade. ashen-faced. bleach. colorlessly. discoloration. drab. fade. frost.
May 12, 2024 · 1. to become or make light. 2. (intransitive) to shine; glow. 3. (intransitive) (of lightning) to flash. 4. (transitive) an archaic word for enlighten. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
[intransitive, transitive] to feel or make somebody feel less sad, worried or serious synonym cheer. lighten (up) My mood gradually lightened. lighten something (up) She told a joke to lighten the atmosphere. [transitive] lighten something to make something lighter in weight. Phrasal Verbs. lighten up.
Definitions of 'lighten' 1. When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in color. [...] 2. If someone lightens a situation, they make it less serious or less boring. [...] 3. If your attitude or mood lightens, or if someone or something lightens it, they make you feel more cheerful, happy, and relaxed. [...] More.
Figuratively, "to lighten " is to be more cheerful or relaxed, as in: "She decided to lighten the somber mood in the room by telling a few of her funniest knock-knock jokes." Definitions of lighten. verb. make lighter or brighter. synonyms: brighten, lighten up. see more. verb. reduce the weight on; make lighter.
to become less dark, or to make something less dark: The sun had lightened her hair. Phrasal verbs. lighten up. (Definition of lighten from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of lighten. in Chinese (Traditional) 使光明, 變淺，變淡, 減輕… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 使光明, 变浅，变淡, 减轻… See more. in Spanish.
3[intransitive,transitive]to feel or make someone feel less sad, worried, or serioussynonymcheerlighten (up)My mood gradually lightened.lighten something (up)She told a joke to lighten the atmosphere. 4[transitive]lighten somethingto make something lighter in weight. Phrasal Verbslighten up. See lighten in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
