bright
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.
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.
in a bright manner; brightly.
Origin of bright
1synonym study For bright
Other words for bright
1 | radiant, refulgent, effulgent, lustrous, lucent, beaming, lambent |
4 | keen, discerning, sharp, sharp-witted, ingenious, clever |
8 | promising, encouraging |
Opposites for bright
Other words from bright
- brightish, adjective
- brightly, 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
Other definitions for Bright (2 of 2)
John, 1811–89, British statesman and economist.
Richard, 1789–1858, English physician.
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British Dictionary definitions for bright (1 of 2)
/ (braɪt) /
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
a thin flat paintbrush with a straight sharp edge used for highlighting in oil painting
poetic brightness or splendour: the bright of his armour
brightly: the fire was burning bright
Origin of bright
1- See also brights
Derived forms of bright
- brightly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for Bright (2 of 2)
/ (braɪt) /
John . 1811–89, British liberal statesman, economist, and advocate of free trade: with Richard Cobden he led the Anti-Corn-Law League (1838–46)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with 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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