bright in English dictionary

  • bright

    Meanings and definitions of "bright"

    • Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.
    • Intelligent, brilliant.
    • Vivid, colourful, brilliant.
    • Happy.
    • An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
    • A neologism intended as a positive-sounding umbrella term to describe various kinds of non-religious and non-superstitious people. (There is a Wikipedia article on this usage.)
    • city resident
    • city dude
    • adjective
      Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.
    • adjective
      Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
    • adjective
      Vivid, colourful, brilliant.
    • adjective
      Happy, in good spirits.
    • adjective
      Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; cheerful.
    • adjective
      Illustrious; glorious.
    • adjective
      Clear; transparent.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
    • noun
      An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      splendour; brightness
    • noun
      (neologism)
      A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.
    • noun
      (US, in the plural)
      The high-beam intensity of motor vehicle headlamps.
    • Describing the particular astute intellect of a person.
    • visually dazzling, luminous, radiant
    • intelligent
    • vivid
    • happy
    • Visually dazzling
    • Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity.
    • Bright of colour.
    • adjective
      characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"
    • adjective
      characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
    • adjective
      clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
    • adjective
      emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
    • adjective
      having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
    • adjective
      having strong or striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
    • adjective
      likely to turn out well in the future; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
    • adjective
      made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
    • adjective
      not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"
    • adjective
      splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
    • adverb
      with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"

    Synonyms of "bright" in English dictionary

    silvern, noctilucent, self-luminous are the top synonyms of "bright" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "bright" in English dictionary

    dull, dimmed, dark are the top antonyms of "bright" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bright

    • Conjugation of bright
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      †Archaic or obsolete.
    • bright ( plural  brights)
    • bright, ~er, ~est
    • bright ( comparative brighter, superlative brightest)
    • bright (comparative brighter, superlative brightest)
    • bright (plural brights)
  • Bright

    Meanings and definitions of "bright"

    • A surname.
    • proper
      A surname.

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