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Brightener vs Highlighter - What's the difference?

brightener | highlighter |

As nouns the difference between brightener and highlighter

is that brightener is any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface while highlighter is a marker pen used to highlight text.

brightener

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
  • English agent nouns

    highlighter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A marker pen used to highlight text.
  • That which highlights or emphasizes something.
  • * Samir Chopra, Brave New Pitch
  • The IPL was supposed to be a symbol of an ever-more influential, dynamic and prosperous India, a highlighter of its organizational skills and wealth.
  • * 2011 , Dani Cavallaro, The Fairy Tale and Anime (page 147)
  • At the same time, art rooted in nature is eminently ephemeral, as human life itself is, and fairy lore again operates as a highlighter of this essential condition through its own distinctive world picture