brighten

brighten is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
2. adjective. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.
3. adjective. 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.
4. adjective. To make acute or witty; to enliven.
5. intransitive verb. To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
6. verb. make lighter or brighter

   "The paint will brighten the room"

   Synonyms: lighten

7. verb. become clear

   "The sky cleared after the storm"

   Synonyms: clear

Synonyms

lighten, clear

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in brighten:

berthing, bringeth

Common word forms

brightens, brightened, brightener, brightening

Words from these letters

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