Definition of heightened

"heightened" in the verb sense

1. heighten, rise

become more extreme

"The tension heightened"

2. heighten

make more extreme raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

"heightened interest"

3. enhance, heighten, raise

increase

"This will enhance your enjoyment"

"heighten the tension"

4. heighten

increase the height of

"The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

5. sharpen, heighten

make (one's senses) more acute

"This drug will sharpen your vision"

6. intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

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"

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Quotations for heightened

Divination seems heightened to its highest power in woman. [ A. B. Alcott ]

Divination seems heightened and raised to its highest power in woman. [ Amos Bronson Alcott ]

Music is the medicine of an afflicted mind, a sweet sad measure is the balm of a wounded spirit; and joy is heightened by exultant strains. [ Henry Giles ]

Other blessings may be taken away, but if we have acquired a good friend by goodness, we have a blessing which improves in value when others fail. It is even heightened by sufferings. [ William Ellery Channing ]

If we were to live here always, with no other care than how to feed, clothe, and house ourselves, life would be a very sorry business. It is immeasurably heightened by the solemnity of death. [ Alexander Smith ]

Since I have known God in a saving manner, painting, poetry, and music have had charms unknown to me before. I have received what I suppose is a taste for them, or religion has refined my mind and made it susceptible of impressions from the sublime and beautiful. O, how religion secures the heightened enjoyment of those pleasures which keep so many from God, by their becoming a source of pride! [ Henry Martyn ]

heightened in Scrabble®

The word heightened is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters heightened:

HEIGHTENED
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

heeding, neighed, thighed

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word heightened

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In heightened

HEIGHTENED
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heightened in Words With Friends™

The word heightened is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters heightened:

HEIGHTENED
(234)
HEIGHTENED
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

heeding, neighed, thighed

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word heightened

HEIGHTENED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In heightened

HEIGHTENED
(234)
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(144)
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Words within the letters of heightened

2 letter words in heightened (7 words)

3 letter words in heightened (21 words)

6 letter words in heightened (7 words)

7 letter words in heightened (3 words)

8 letter words in heightened (2 words)

10 letter words in heightened (1 word)

Words containing the sequence heightened

Words that start with heightened (1 word)

Words with heightened in them (1 word)

Words that end with heightened (1 word)

Word Growth involving heightened

Shorter words in heightened

eight height heighten

he height heighten

en ten heighten

Longer words containing heightened

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