bright
[ brahyt ]
/ braɪt /
adjective, bright·er, bright·est.
noun
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
8
promising, encouraging.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for brights (1 of 3)
brights
/ (braɪts) /
pl n
US
the high beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle
British Dictionary definitions for brights (2 of 3)
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)
British Dictionary definitions for brights (3 of 3)
bright
/ (braɪt) /
adjective
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
See also
brights
Derived forms of bright
brightly, adverbWord Origin for bright
Old English
beorht; related to Old Norse
bjartr, Gothic
bairhts clear, Old High German
beraht, Norwegian
bjerk, Swedish
brokig pied
Idioms and Phrases with brights
bright