bright

[ brahyt ]

/ braɪt /

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adjective, bright·er, bright·est.

radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.

filled with light: The room was bright with sunshine.

vivid or brilliant: a bright red dress; bright passages of prose.

quick-witted or intelligent: They gave promotions to bright employees.

clever or witty, as a remark: Bright comments enlivened the conversation.

animated; lively; cheerful: a bright and happy child; a bird's bright song.

characterized by happiness or gladness: All the world seems bright and gay.

favorable or auspicious: bright prospects for the future.

radiant or splendid: the bright pageantry of court.

illustrious or glorious, as an era: the bright days of the Renaissance.

clear or translucent, as liquid: The bright water trickled through his fingers.

having a glossy, glazed, or polished finish.

intensely clear and vibrant in tone or quality; clear and sharp in sound: a bright singing voice.

noun

brights,

the automobile or truck headlights used for driving at night or under conditions of decreased visibility.
the brighter level of intensity of these lights, usually deflected upward by switching on a bulb in the headlamp that strikes the lens at a different angle.

flue-cured, light-hued tobacco.

an artist's paintbrush having short, square-edged bristles.

Archaic. brightness; splendor.

adverb, bright·er, bright·est.

in a bright manner; brightly.

Origin of bright

before 1000; Middle English; Old English breht, beorht; cognate with Gothic bairht(s), Old Saxon ber(a)ht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr; Welsh berth splendid (< *berkto-); akin to Latin flagrāre to blaze (see flagrant), Albanian ( i) bardhë white, Sanskrit bhrājate(it) shines

SYNONYMS FOR bright

1 refulgent, effulgent, lustrous, lucent, beaming, lambent.

4 keen, discerning, sharp, sharp-witted, ingenious, clever.

8 promising, encouraging.

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ANTONYMS FOR bright

1 dull, dim.

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synonym study for bright

1. Bright, brilliant, radiant, shining refer to that which gives forth, is filled with, or reflects light. Bright suggests the general idea: bright flare, stars, mirror. Brilliant implies a strong, unusual, or sparkling brightness, often changeful or varied and too strong to be agreeable: brilliant sunlight. Radiant implies the pouring forth of steady rays of light, especially as are agreeable to the eyes: a radiant face. Shining implies giving forth or reflecting a strong or steady light: shining eyes.

OTHER WORDS FROM bright

bright·ish, adjective bright·ly, adverb o·ver·bright, adjective o·ver·bright·ly, adverb

o·ver·bright·ness, noun su·per·bright, adjective un·bright, adjective un·bright·ly, adverb un·bright·ness, noun

Words nearby bright

briggs, briggsian logarithm, brigham, brigham city, brighouse, bright, bright and early, bright coal, bright idea, bright lights, bright side

Definition for bright (2 of 2)

Bright

[ brahyt ]

/ braɪt /

noun

John,1811–89, British statesman and economist.

Richard,1789–1858, English physician.

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His peers remember him as a bright man who spoke softly and occasionally came across as a bit shy.

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Deucalion and Pyrrha saw the bright waste of water sink and grow dim and the hills emerge, and the earth show green once more.

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She closed up the house for the night, looking out in the bright moonlight to see that all was quiet.

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A bright lamp hanging from the roof lighted up the little room, and gave it much of the appearance of a cabin.

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And with a cry she flung herself into 211 the jumble of bright garments on her bed, and wept as if her heart would break.

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On the hand lying upon the book there fell a bright sunbeam.

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British Dictionary definitions for bright (1 of 2)

bright

/ (braɪt) /

adjective

emitting or reflecting much light; shining

(of colours) intense or vivid

full of promise a bright future

full of animation; cheerful a bright face

informal quick witted or clever a bright child

magnificent; glorious a bright victory

polished; glistening a bright finish

(of the voice) distinct and clear

(of a liquid) translucent and clear a circle of bright water

bright and early very early in the morning

noun

a thin flat paintbrush with a straight sharp edge used for highlighting in oil painting

poetic brightness or splendour the bright of his armour

adverb

brightly the fire was burning bright

Derived forms of bright

brightly, adverb

Word Origin for bright

Old English beorht; related to Old Norse bjartr, Gothic bairhts clear, Old High German beraht, Norwegian bjerk, Swedish brokig pied

British Dictionary definitions for bright (2 of 2)

Bright

/ (braɪt) /

noun

John . 1811–89, British liberal statesman, economist, and advocate of free trade: with Richard Cobden he led the Anti-Corn-Law League (1838–46)

Idioms and Phrases with bright

bright

In addition to the idioms beginning with bright

bright and early
bright idea
bright side

also see:

look on the bright side

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bright

adjective, bright·er, bright·est.

noun

adverb, bright·er, bright·est.

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bright

adjective, bright·er, bright·est.

noun

adverb, bright·er, bright·est.

Origin of bright

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synonym study for bright

OTHER WORDS FROM bright

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Definition for bright (2 of 2)

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