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bright
[brahyt]
adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb, -er, -est.–adjective
| 1. | radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom. |
| 2. | filled with light: The room was bright with sunshine. |
| 3. | vivid or brilliant: a bright red dress; bright passages of prose. |
| 4. | quick-witted or intelligent: They gave promotions to bright employees. |
| 5. | clever or witty, as a remark: Bright comments enlivened the conversation. |
| 6. | animated; lively; cheerful: a bright and happy child; a bird's bright song. |
| 7. | characterized by happiness or gladness: All the world seems bright and gay. |
| 8. | favorable or auspicious: bright prospects for the future. |
| 9. | radiant or splendid: the bright pageantry of court. |
| 10. | illustrious or glorious, as an era: the bright days of the Renaissance. |
| 11. | clear or translucent, as liquid: The bright water trickled through his fingers. |
| 12. | having a glossy, glazed, or polished finish. |
| 13. | intensely clear and vibrant in tone or quality; clear and sharp in sound: a bright singing voice. |
–noun
| 14. | brights,
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| 15. | flue-cured, light-hued tobacco. |
| 16. | an artist's paintbrush having short, square-edged bristles. |
| 17. | Archaic. brightness; splendor. |
–adverb
| 18. | in a bright manner; brightly. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE breht, beorht; c. Goth bairht(s), OS ber(a)ht, OHG beraht, ON bjartr; Welsh berth splendid (< *berkto-); akin to L flagrāre to blaze (see flagrant ), Albanian (i) bardhë white, Skt bhrājate(it) shines
bef. 1000; ME; OE breht, beorht; c. Goth bairht(s), OS ber(a)ht, OHG beraht, ON bjartr; Welsh berth splendid (< *berkto-); akin to L flagrāre to blaze (see flagrant ), Albanian (i) bardhë white, Skt bhrājate(it) shines

Related forms:
brightish, adjective
brightly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. refulgent, effulgent, lustrous, lucent, beaming, lambent. 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, esp. as are agreeable to the eyes: a radiant face. Shining implies giving forth or reflecting a strong or steady light: shining eyes. 4. keen, discerning, sharp, sharp-witted, ingenious, clever. 8. promising, encouraging.
1. refulgent, effulgent, lustrous, lucent, beaming, lambent. 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, esp. as are agreeable to the eyes: a radiant face. Shining implies giving forth or reflecting a strong or steady light: shining eyes. 4. keen, discerning, sharp, sharp-witted, ingenious, clever. 8. promising, encouraging.
Antonyms:
1. dull, dim.
1. dull, dim.
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bright (brīt) adj. bright·er, bright·est
[Middle English, from Old English beorht; see bherəg- in Indo-European roots.] bright, bright'ly adv. Synonyms: These adjectives refer to what emits or reflects light. Bright is the most general: bright sunshine; a bright blue. |
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Bright
Bright\, v. i. See Brite, v. i.Bright
Bright\, a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. ba['i]rhts. [root]94.]1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark. The sun was bright o'erhead. --Longfellow. The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright. --Drake. The public places were as bright as at noonday. --Macaulay. 2. Transmitting light; clear; transparent. From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent. --Thomson. 3. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty. Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky. --Parnell. 4. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent. 5. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery. Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak. 6. Illustrious; glorious. In the brightest annals of a female reign. --Cotton. 7. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain. That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on. --I. Watts. 8. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance. Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. --Pope. Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued. Syn: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.Bright
Bright\, n. Splendor; brightness. [Poetic] Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear. --Milton.Bright
Bright\, adv. Brightly. --Chaucer. I say it is the moon that shines so bright. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : bright
Spanish:
luminoso, resplandeciente, brillante,
German:
hell,
Japanese:
明るい
bright
O.E. bryht, by metathesis from beorht "bright, splendid," from P.Gmc. *berkhiaz, from PIE base *bhereg- "to gleam, white" (cf. Goth. bairhts "bright," Skt. bhrajate "shines, glitters," Lith. breksta "to dawn," Welsh berth "bright, beautiful," L. flagrare "to blaze"). Meaning "quick-witted" is from 1741.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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bright
In addition to the idioms beginning with bright, also see look on the bright side.
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