What does brighten mean?
Definitions for brighten
ˈbraɪt nbright·en
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Princeton's WordNet
brighten, lighten up, lightenverb
make lighter or brighter
"The paint will brighten the room"
clear up, clear, light up, brightenverb
become clear
"The sky cleared after the storm"
Wiktionary
brightenverb
To make bright or brighter in color
We brightened the room with a new coat of paint.
brightenverb
To add luster or splendor to
brightenverb
To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
Having Mark around the place really brightens things up.
brightenverb
To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
brightenverb
To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
She brightened when I changed the subject.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon beorhtan.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Brightenverb
Etymology: from bright.
The purple morning rising with the year,
Salutes the spring, as her celestial eyes
Adorn the world, and brighten all the skies. Dryden.An ecstasy, that mothers only feel,
Plays round my heart, and brightens up my sorrow,
Like gleams of sunshine in a louring sky. Ambrose Philips, D. Moth.Hope elevates, and joy
Brightens his crest. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 634.The present queen would brighten her character, if she would exert her authority to instil virtues into her people. Jonathan Swift.
Yet time ennobles, or degrades each line;
It brighten’d Craggs’s, and may darken thine. Alexander Pope.To Brightenverb
To grow bright; to clear up; as, the sky brightens.
Wikipedia
Brighten
Brighten is the third solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell. It was released on October 29, 2021, and it is Cantrell's first independent album. The first single, "Atone", was released on July 29, 2021. The second single, "Brighten", was released on September 10, 2021. The third single, "Siren Song", was released on October 21, 2021. Brighten is Cantrell's first solo album in 19 years, since 2002's Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2. In addition to singing, Cantrell also played guitar, bass and keyboards on the album. Cantrell produced the album along with Tyler Bates. The album also features Duff McKagan on bass, Gil Sharone on drums, Greg Puciato on background vocals, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums, Tyler Bates on strings, percussion and guitar, Vincent Jones on piano, keyboards and strings, Jordan Lewis on piano, and Michael Rozon on pedal steel. The last track is a cover of Elton John's "Goodbye", which John himself approved. Cantrell described Brighten as "a journey up through darkness to light".
Webster Dictionary
Brightenadjective
to make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to
Brightenadjective
to make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
Brightenadjective
to improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects
Brightenadjective
to make acute or witty; to enliven
Brightenverb
to grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful
Freebase
Brighten
Brighten is a pop rock band from Chico, California, consisting of brothers Justin and Jimmy Richards, and Alex Draper. The band has recently been on tour with This Providence, Cute Is What We Aim For, Eisley, and All Time Low. In 2007, their debut album, King vs. Queen, was released on Carbon Copy Media, without the band's full knowledge.
Anagrams for brighten »
berthing
bringeth
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brighten in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brighten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of brighten in a Sentence
There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
It woke me up. I thought it was not real. I hoped that it wasn't real, she was amazing. I know everybody says that about their own kids, but you didn't even have to know the girl. Her smile would brighten up anybody's day.
If we work upon marble, it will perish if we work upon brass, time will efface it if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust but if we work upon immortal minds and instill into them just principles, we are then engraving that upon tablets which no time will efface, but will brighten and brighten to all eternity.
There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness, and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness, and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.
What could have been a long lonely time for many of our residents instead gave hope and reminders that there were people out there that truly cared about them and their wellbeing, brighten A Day really does brighten a day.
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- سطعArabic
- aufhellen, schönenGerman
- aclararSpanish
- 밝아지다, 환해지다, 밝다, 밝히다, 하다Korean
- animar-se, clarear, animar, iluminarPortuguese
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