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— English words —

• brighten v. (Transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
• brighten v. (Transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.
• brighten v. (Transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven.
• brighten v. (Intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up.
• brighten v. (Intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood.

— English word, defined in French —

• brighten v. Éclaircir.

23 English words from 5 English definitions

add and become bright brighter cheerful clear clear␣up color distinguished enliven figuratively grow illustrious in␣color Intransitive luster make mood more pleasant splendor Transitive

1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Éclaircir

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

brightens brightened brightener brighten␣up brighteners brightenest brighteneth brightening brightens␣up brightenable brightened␣up brightenings brightening␣up

16 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

embrightens upbrightens embrightened unbrightened upbrightened embrightening rebrightening upbrightening limb-brightened limb␣brightened rebrightenings limb-brightening limb␣brightening gravity␣brightened gravity-brightening gravity␣brightening

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

embrighten upbrighten

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Bri BRI brig Brig Brig. Brigh bright Bright IGH 'igh ight rig right righte righten ten TEN

14 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eth Eth ETH -eth eth- Eth. IRB net Net NET .NET Neth Neth. THG

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

berthing bringeth

10 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

been␣right benighter berthings bothering breathing Brighenti brightens Brithenig nightrobe rebathing

11 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

benight be␣right brength Ebright engirth Enright Ginther nighter righten ringeth thinger

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

blighten brighted brighter Brighton drighten Drighten frighten

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

righten

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