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Meaning of word lighten from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

lighten   verb

Meaning : Make more cheerful.

Example : The conversation lightened me up a bit.

Synonyms : buoy up, lighten up

Be oppressive or disheartening to.

weigh down, weigh on

Meaning : Reduce the weight on. Make lighter.

Example : She lightened the load on the tired donkey.

Meaning : Become more cheerful.

Example : After a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit.

Synonyms : buoy up, lighten up

Meaning : Make more cheerful through the use of color.

Example : The paint will brighten the room.

Synonyms : brighten, lighten up

Make dark or darker.

Darken a room.
darken

Meaning : Become lighter.

Example : The room lightened up.

Synonyms : lighten up

Become dark or darker.

The sky darkened.
darken

Meaning : Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive.

Example : Relieve the pressure and the stress.
Lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents.

Synonyms : relieve

Lighten meaning in Bengali (Bangla).