lighten
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The meaning (definition) of the word lighten
to make a color paler or brighter
The word lighten used in a sentence
“I added white paint to lighten the dark blue.”
Words that mean the same as lighten (synonyms)
brighten
Words that mean the opposite of lighten (antonyms)
darkenshade
How the word lighten is said around the world
| French | éclaircir (ay-klair-SEER) |
| Spanish | aclarar (ah-klah-RAHR) |
| Mandarin | 变浅 (byen chyen) |
| Hindi | हल्का करना (HAL-kah kar-NAH) |
| Arabic | فَتَّحَ (FAT-ta-ha) |
| Russian | осветлить (uh-svyet-LEET) |
| Portuguese (EU) | clarear (kluh-ree-AR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | clarear (klah-reh-AHR) |
| Japanese | うすくする (oo-SOO-koo soo-ROO) |
| German | aufhellen (OWF-hel-en) |
| Urdu | ہلکا کرنا (HUL-kaa KUR-naa) |
| Punjabi | ਹਲਕਾ ਕਰਨਾ (HAL-kaa KAR-naa) |
| Korean | 밝게 하다 (BAHK-kay hah-DAH) |
| Hebrew | להבהיר (leh-hav-HEER) |
| Greek | ανοίγω (ah-NEE-ghoh) |
| Dutch | lichter maken (LIKH-ter MAH-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | papusyawin (pah-poos-YAH-ween) |
| Vietnamese | làm nhạt màu (lahm nyaht MAOW) |
| Turkish | rengini açmak (ren-gee-NEE AHCH-mahk) |
| Persian | روشنتر کردن (roh-shan-TAR kahr-DAN) |
| Polish | rozjaśnić (roz-YASH-nyeech) |
| Ukrainian | освітлити (oh-SVEET-lih-tih) |
| Bengali | হালকা করা (HAHL-kah KOH-rah) |
| Swedish | göra ljusare (YUR-ah YEW-sah-reh) |
| Italian | schiarire (skyah-REE-reh) |
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