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
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.