lightening

verbilluminate
verbreduce weight, load
verbcheer up; inspire

Synonyms for lightening

verb illuminate

Antonyms for lightening

lessening

adjective. decreasing

Word Origin & History

"the shedding of light," mid-14c., verbal noun from lighten (v.2). Meaning "alleviation of weight" (literal and figurative) is from 1520s, from lighten (v.1).

Example Sentences for lightening

The changing, lightening gravity on the incline caught them.

But the lapse of time brought some relief and a lightening of their depression.

The girl looked at her with a lightening of her amiable, indifferent air.

He shot his hands into the air with the lightening vivacity that was in him a sort of wit.

The artist explained that "Light is as important as lightening."

"It is well," I said, with a lightening of the heart, and bent down to lift the wooden lid.

It was all over, and he closed his eyes to the lightening sky.

For lightening this heavy burthen, I devised the following expedient.

The expense of the trappings of monarchy, too, is lightening.

She wondered a little at that, but with no lightening of her mood.

lightening

Synonyms for lightening

Antonyms for lightening

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