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brightened

Brightened vs Lightened - What's the difference?

brightened | lightened |


As verbs the difference between brightened and lightened

is that brightened is (brighten) while lightened is (lighten).

Brightened vs Luminous - What's the difference?

brightened | luminous |


As a verb brightened

is (brighten).

As an adjective luminous is

emitting light; glowing brightly.

Illuminated vs Brightened - What's the difference?

illuminated | brightened |


As verbs the difference between illuminated and brightened

is that illuminated is (illuminate) while brightened is (brighten).

As an adjective illuminated

is irradiated by light, lit.

Brightener vs Brightened - What's the difference?

brightener | brightened |


As a noun brightener

is (metallurgy) any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.

As a verb brightened is

(brighten).

Terms vs Brightened - What's the difference?

terms | brightened |


As a noun terms

is .

As a verb brightened is

(brighten).

Brightened vs Frightened - What's the difference?

brightened | frightened |


As verbs the difference between brightened and frightened

is that brightened is past tense of brighten while frightened is past tense of frighten.

As an adjective frightened is

afraid; suffering from fear.

Rightened vs Brightened - What's the difference?

rightened | brightened |


As verbs the difference between rightened and brightened

is that rightened is (righten) while brightened is (brighten).