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lightener

lightener noun: that which lightens.

Noun

lightener (plural lighteners)

  1. That which lightens.
    • She claims that incense is a natural mood lightener.
    • controversy over the use of skin lighteners in India
  2. Synonym of creamer (“powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk”).
    Synonyms:
    creamer

Synonyms of lightener

Forms of lightener

plurallighteners

Origin of lightener

From lighten + -er.

Questions about lightener

What does lightener mean?
Lightener means that which lightens.
What part of speech is lightener?
Lightener is a noun.
What is the plural of lightener?
The plural of lightener is lighteners.

Words near lightener in the dictionary

  1. lighten someone's purse
  2. lighten up
  3. lightened
  4. lightened someone's purse
  5. lightened up
  6. lightener
  7. lighteners
  8. lightenest
  9. lighteneth
  10. lightening
  11. lightening someone's purse

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