Associations to the word «Heightening»
Noun
- Arousal
- Awareness
- Scrutiny
- Tension
- Sensitivity
- Agility
- Urgency
- Pathos
- Vulnerability
- Suspense
- Whiteness
- Anticipation
- Perception
- Complexion
- Realism
- Reflex
- Sense
- Alert
- Anxiety
- Melodrama
- Sensibility
- Enjoyment
- Testosterone
- Susceptibility
- Vitality
- Aggression
- Consciousness
- Expectation
- Emotion
- Gratification
- Excitement
- Visibility
- Charm
- Readiness
- Appreciation
- Cutting
- Distrust
- Apprehension
- Illusion
- Brilliance
- Vigilance
- Impression
- Feeling
- Intensity
- Openness
- Concern
- Esteem
- Sensation
- Rivalry
- Contrast
- Resemblance
- Suspicion
- Gentleness
- Drapery
- Cheek
- Ness
- Smell
- Effect
- Drow
- Likelihood
- Delusion
- Discrimination
- Hysteria
- Climax
- Mood
- Urbanization
- Risk
- Admiration
- Indignation
- Elegance
- Unrest
- Mania
- Aura
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
HEIGHTEN, verb. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
HEIGHTEN, verb. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
Dictionary definition
HEIGHTEN, verb. Become more extreme; "The tension heightened".
HEIGHTEN, verb. Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest".
HEIGHTEN, verb. Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension".
HEIGHTEN, verb. Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars".
HEIGHTEN, verb. Make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision".
HEIGHTEN, verb. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.