Word: brighteners
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: brigh
te
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Definition: Plural of brightener. Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
Morphemes:
Affix: bright
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Brightness, glow.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: brighte
Language: enm
Decoded: brighte
Meaning: brightly; brilliantly, lustrously; of colour: boldly, vividly; clearly, distinctly; of voice: loudly
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).