Lighten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make more cheerful

reduce the weight on; make lighter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪtən/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪʔn̩/.

Examples

the conversation lightened me up a bit
she lightened the load on the tired donkey
after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

buoy up relieve brighten lighten up

Antonyms

darken weigh down

Parts of Speech

verb	make more cheerful “the conversation lightened me up a bit”
verb	reduce the weight on; make lighter “she lightened the load on the tired donkey”
verb	become more cheerful “after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit”
verb	make lighter or brighter “The paint will brighten the room”
verb	become lighter “The room lightened up”
verb	alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive “relieve the pressure and the stress”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erleichtern

fröhlicher machen

🇫🇷French

alléger

rendre plus joyeux

🇪🇸Spanish

aligerar

hacer más alegre

🇮🇹Italian

alleggerire

rendere più allegro

🇳🇱Dutch

verlichten

vrolijker maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

iluminar

deixar mais alegre

🇷🇺Russian

облегчить

сделать веселее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल्का

और अधिक प्रसन्न करो

🇧🇩Bengali

হালকা করা

আরো প্রফুল্ল করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இலகுவாக்கு

மேலும் மகிழ்ச்சியாக ஆக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంతివంతం

మరింత ఉల్లాసంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हलके करणे

अधिक आनंदी बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આછું

વધુ ખુશખુશાલ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗುರಗೊಳಿಸು

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹರ್ಷಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഘൂകരിക്കുക

കൂടുതൽ സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲਕਾ

ਹੋਰ ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلکا کرنا

مزید خوشگوار بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减轻

使更加开朗

🇯🇵Japanese

軽くする

もっと陽気になる

🇰🇷Korean

가볍게 하다

더 유쾌하게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm nhẹ đi

làm vui vẻ hơn

🇹🇭Thai

เบาลง

ทำให้ร่าเริงมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

meringankan

membuat lebih ceria

🇵🇭Filipino

gumaan

gawing mas masaya

🇲🇾Malay

meringankan

buat lebih ceria

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفتيح

جعل أكثر البهجة

🇮🇷Persian

سبک کردن

شادتر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

hafifletmek

daha neşeli hale getir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְבַּהֵר

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The primary meaning of 'lighten' is 'make more cheerful'.

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Using 'lighten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lighten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lighten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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