7
lightening(verb, cheering)
6
illuminating
3
break of day(noun, expression, idiom, light)
3
brighten
3
enlightening
3
enlivening(verb, cheering)
3
illumining
3
lighting(noun, light)
2
burnishing
2
cheering(verb, cheering)
2
clearing
2
first blush(noun, expression, idiom, glance)
2
gladdening(verb, cheering)
2
heartening(verb, cheering)
2
illumination(noun, light, lighting)
2
intensifying
2
light
2
shining
1
acquitting
1
alighting
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