Lighten Meaning
There are 6 meaning(s) for word Lighten
Meaning 1 : make more cheerful
Example : the conversation lightened me up a bit
Synonyms : buoy up, lighten up
Example : the conversation lightened me up a bit
Synonyms : buoy up, lighten up
Meaning 2 : become lighter
Example : The room lightened up
Synonyms : lighten up
Example : The room lightened up
Synonyms : lighten up
Meaning 4 : become more cheerful
Example : after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
Synonyms : buoy up, lighten up
Example : after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
Synonyms : buoy up, lighten up
Meaning 5 : alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
Example : lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
Synonyms : relieve
Example : lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
Synonyms : relieve
Meaning 6 : reduce the weight on; make lighter
Example : she lightened the load on the tired donkey
Example : she lightened the load on the tired donkey
Lighten Antonyms
- weigh down
- darken
