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brightener

noun

Etymology

From brighten + -er.

  1. inherited from bright — “brightness, brilliance; daylight; light”
  2. derived from *bʰerHǵ-✻ — “to shine, to gleam, whiten”
  3. inherited from *berhtaz✻ — “bright”
  4. inherited from *berht✻
  5. inherited from beorht
  6. inherited from bright
  7. suffixed as brighten — “bright + en”
  8. suffixed as brightener — “brighten + er”

Definitions

  1. One who or that which brightens.

    • Country air in the fields, or in gardens, when breathed at proper hours, is an excellent bracer of the nerves, and a sure brightener of the complexion.
    • Chirol's own advice was simple: get the Russian agreement signed. March, month of change, brightener of days and moods, brought that action notably closer.

  2. A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by…

    A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.

  3. Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA