Synonyms for lightening


Grammar : Verb
Spell : lahyt-n-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪt n ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for lightening Other synonyms for the word lightening

Définition of lightening

Origin :
  • "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).
  • verb illuminate
  • verb reduce weight, load
  • verb cheer up; inspire
Example sentences :
  • The changing, lightening gravity on the incline caught them.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • But the lapse of time brought some relief and a lightening of their depression.
  • Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
  • The girl looked at her with a lightening of her amiable, indifferent air.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
  • He shot his hands into the air with the lightening vivacity that was in him a sort of wit.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • The artist explained that "Light is as important as lightening."
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • "It is well," I said, with a lightening of the heart, and bent down to lift the wooden lid.
  • Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard
  • It was all over, and he closed his eyes to the lightening sky.
  • Extract from : « A Choice of Miracles » by James A. Cox
  • For lightening this heavy burthen, I devised the following expedient.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition of Humphry Clinker » by Tobias Smollett
  • The expense of the trappings of monarchy, too, is lightening.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • She wondered a little at that, but with no lightening of her mood.
  • Extract from : « Heart of the Blue Ridge » by Waldron Baily

Antonyms for lightening

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