Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtnd/
verb to make or become lighter in weight or brightness
A1 The room lightened up as soon as the sun rose.
A2 She lightened her load by removing unnecessary items from her backpack.
B1 His mood lightened when he received good news from his doctor.
B2 The atmosphere in the office lightened after the stressful project was completed.
C1 Her presence always lightened the mood in any room she entered.
C2 The tension between the two countries lightened after successful peace talks.
adjective having decreased in weight or brightness
A1 The room felt lightened after she opened the curtains.
A2 Her mood lightened as soon as she saw her friends approaching.
B1 The workload was lightened by the addition of a new team member.
B2 The atmosphere in the office lightened when the project deadline was extended.
C1 The tension in the room lightened as they all started to laugh at the situation.
C2 Her heart lightened as she watched the sunrise over the mountains.
formal The room was lightened by the addition of more windows.
informal Adding more windows really lightened up the room.
slang The atmosphere totally lightened when everyone started cracking jokes.
figurative Her mood lightened as she let go of her worries and enjoyed the moment.
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