Lighter vs Brighter - What's the difference?
lighter | brighter |
(light)
One who, or that which, lights.
A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
(light)
(bright)
As adjectives the difference between lighter and brighter
is that lighter is comparative of light while brighter is comparative of bright.As a noun lighter
is one who, or that which, lights.As a verb lighter
is to transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.lighter
English
Etymology 1
SeeAdjective
(head)- I prefer a lighter shade of pink.
Etymology 2
SeeNoun
(en noun)- a lighter of lamps
- Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter .
Etymology 3
See ; or possibly from (etyl) luchterNoun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)Etymology 4
SeeAdjective
(head)- What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter !
- I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.