Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten

(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter / (transitive) To make cheerful.

present participle of brighten

An instance of becoming brighter.

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of brighten

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten

plural of brightwork

(Cockney rhyming slang) queer; homosexual

(physics, astronomy) The optical effect where, when certain wavelengths (not in the spectrum of visible light) are examined, the edge of the disk of a star appears brighter than the center of the disk.

Synonym of gravity darkening