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57 ENTRIES FOUND:

1bright

adj \ˈbrīt\

Definition of BRIGHT

1
a : radiating or reflecting light : shining, sparkling <bright lights> <bright eyes> b : sunny <a bright day>; also : radiant with happiness <bright smiling faces> <bright moments>
2
: illustrious, glorious <brightest star of the opera>
4
: of high saturation or lightness <bright colors>
5
a : lively, cheerful <be bright and jovial among your guests — Shakespeare> b : intelligent, clever <a bright idea> <bright children>
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: auspicious, promising <bright prospects for the future>
bright adverb
bright·ly adverb

Examples of BRIGHT

  1. The lighting was too bright.
  2. a bright room with lots of windows
  3. It was a bright, sunny day.
  4. The room was decorated in bright colors.

Origin of BRIGHT

Middle English, from Old English beorht; akin to Old High German beraht bright, Sanskrit bhrājate it shines
First Known Use: before 12th century

Synonym Discussion of BRIGHT

bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous mean shining or glowing with light. bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light. brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness. radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light. luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness. lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without sparkling or glittering.

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