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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Brightening (0.01294 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Brightening.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: brighten
membuat terang, mencemerlangkan, mencerahkan, menjadi terang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: brighten
brighten
v 1: make lighter or brighter;
“The paint will brighten the room”
[syn:
lighten up,
lighten] [ant:
darken]
2: become clear;
“The sky cleared after the storm” [syn:
clear up
,
clear,
light up] [ant:
overcast]
3: become brighter;
“The sky brightened around noon”;
“Her face
brightened when she heard the good news” [ant:
darken]
4: become brighter;
“The sky brightened” [syn:
lighten] [ant:
darken]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Brightening
Brighten
\Bright"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Brightened; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Brightening.]
Note: [From
Bright, a.]
1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase
the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
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2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster
or splendor to.
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The present queen would brighten her character, if
she would exert her authority to instill virtues
into her people. --Swift.
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3. To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that
which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make
cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.
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An ecstasy, which mothers only feel,
Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow.
--Philips.
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4. To make acute or witty; to enliven. --Johnson.
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