livening
Making more vibrant
Livening is the act of making something more lively, animated, or interesting.
Usually appears with "up": The band was livening up the party.
Someone livening a room brings energy to it; livening a dish means adding flavor or spice.
The word suggests introducing vitality where things had grown dull or flat.
Evoking strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
- sparkingEmitting small flames
kindling · igniting · exciting · piquing · whetting · provoking · inciting · spurring
Imparting fresh energy
- vivifyingMaking lively or spirited
- peppingMaking more lively
- perkingBecoming more cheerful
- animatingImparting motion or life
vitalizing · peppy · zesty · vivacious · sprightly · effervescent · bubbly · perky
Restoring youthful energy
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- renewingMaking valid again
- restoringReturning to original condition
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
rekindling · reawakening · recharging · replenishing · reinvigorating · reanimating · resuscitating · regenerating
Making visible or understandable
- brighteningIncreasing in light
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
glowing · uplifting · colorful · vivid · radiant · lustrous · gleaming · shimmering
arousing
Evoking strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
sparking · kindling · igniting · exciting · piquing · whetting · provoking · inciting · spurring · activating
invigorating
Imparting fresh energy
animating · vitalizing · peppy · zesty · vivacious · sprightly · effervescent · bubbly · perky · exhilarating
rejuvenating
Restoring youthful energy
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- renewingMaking valid again
- restoringReturning to original condition
reviving · rekindling · reawakening · recharging · replenishing · reinvigorating · reanimating · resuscitating · regenerating · quickening
illuminating
Making visible or understandable
- brighteningIncreasing in light
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
warming · glowing · uplifting · colorful · vivid · radiant · lustrous · gleaming · shimmering · sparkling
liveningdeadening
Lessening intensity or sensitivity
killing · dampening · dulling · subduing · suppressing
liveningdeadening
Lessening intensity or sensitivity
boring · dulling · flattening · stultifying · stupefying