Brightened vs Frightened - What's the difference?
brightened | frightened |
(brighten)
(lb) To make bright or brighter in color.
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(lb) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
*:The present queen would brighten her character, if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people.
To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
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*(Ambrose Philips) (1674-1749)
*:An ecstasy, which mothers only feel, / Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow.
(lb) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
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(lb) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
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*:Then his sallow face brightened , for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
To make acute or witty; to enliven.
:(Johnson)
Afraid; suffering from fear.
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(frighten)
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.brightened
English
Verb
(head)brighten
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Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* brightener * brighten upAnagrams
* * English ergative verbsfrightened
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
