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- [lahyt-n]
- /ˈlaɪt n/
- /ˈlaɪ.tən/
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- [lahyt-n]
- /ˈlaɪt n/
Definitions of lightened word
- verb without object lightened to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently. 1
- verb without object lightened to become less heavy, cumbersome, burdensome, oppressive, etc.: His worries seem to have lightened somewhat. 1
- verb without object lightened to become less gloomy; perk up: People's spirits usually lighten when spring arrives. 1
- verb with object lightened to make lighter in weight: to lighten the load on a truck. 1
- verb with object lightened to lessen the load of or upon: to lighten a cargo ship. 1
- verb with object lightened to make less burdensome or oppressive; alleviate; mitigate: to lighten taxes; to lighten someone's cares. 1
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Origin of lightened
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English lightnen; see light1, -en1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lightened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lightened popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lightened usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lightened
adjective lightened
- bleached — made lighter in colour
- faded — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- washed-out — faded, especially from washing.
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
Antonyms for lightened
verb lightened
- dulled — Simple past tense and past participle of dull.
- blackened — having been cooked until a very dark or black colour
- burdened — If you are burdened with something, it causes you a lot of worry or hard work.
- darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
See also
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