bright

bright: [[t]bra͟ɪt[/t]]
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brights, brighter, brightest

1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n, ADJ colour A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.

...a bright red dress.

...the bright uniforms of the guards parading at Buckingham Palace.

Derived words:

brightly ADV-GRADED
...a display of brightly coloured flowers.

brightness N-UNCOUNT oft the N of n
You'll be impressed with the brightness and the beauty of the colors.

2) ADJ-GRADED A bright light, object, or place is shining strongly or is full of light.

...a bright October day...

She leaned forward, her eyes bright with excitement.

Syn:

brilliant

Ant:

dull

Derived words:

brightly ADV-GRADED ADV with v
...a warm, brightly lit room...

The sun shone brightly.

brightness N-UNCOUNT oft the N of n
An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star.

3) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ If you describe someone as bright, you mean that they are quick at learning things.

I was convinced that he was brighter than average.

Syn:

clever

4) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A bright idea is clever and original.

There are lots of books crammed with bright ideas...

Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.

Syn:

brilliant

5) ADJ-GRADED If someone looks or sounds bright, they look or sound cheerful and lively.

The boy was so bright and animated...

`May I help you?' said a bright American voice over the telephone.

Syn:

cheerful, lively

Derived words:

brightly ADV-GRADED ADV with v
He smiled brightly as Ben approached.

6) ADJ-GRADED If the future is bright, it is likely to be pleasant or successful.

Both had successful careers and the future looked bright...

There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.

Syn:

promising

Ant:

gloomy

7) N-COUNT: usu pl, usu the N The brights on a car or other vehicle are the headlights when they are switched on fully. [mainly AM]

8) PHRASE: V inflects If you look on the bright side, you try to be cheerful about a bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been.

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Synonyms:

Luminous, shining, resplendent, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, glittering, glistening, glistering, twinkling, beaming, shimmering, sparkling, scintillating, scintillant, coruscating, flashing, flaming, blazing, dazzling, irradiant, radiant, brilliant, effulgent, refulgent, splendid, luminiferous, luciferous, light, vivid, nitid, sheeny, glossy, burnished, sunny, orient, noon-day, meridian, noontide, fulgid, fulgent, beamy, silvery, argent / Clear, transparent, lucid, pellucid, lucent, lambent, cloudless, untroubled, limpid / Illustrious, glorious, famous / Acute, ingenious, discerning, keen / Auspicious, cheering, promising, propitious, encouraging, favorable, enlivening, inspiriting, exhilarating, inspiring / Merry, lively, cheerful, cheery, happy, sprightly, genial, smiling, pleasant, animated, vivacious, Brightness, light, splendor, effulgence, sheen, radiance, lustre, luminosity, luminousness

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bright — W2S2 [braıt] adj comparative brighter superlative brightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(light)¦ 2¦(sunny)¦ 3¦(intelligent)¦ 4¦(colours)¦ 5¦(cheerful)¦ 6¦(successful)¦ 7 as bright as a button 8 look … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bright — ist der Name folgender Personen: Bette Bright, britische Rocksängerin Bill Bright (1921–2003), US amerikanischer Evangelist Bobby Bright (* 1952), US amerikanischer Politiker Cameron Bright (* 1993), kanadischer Schauspieler Charles Tilston… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bright — may refer to:*Brightness, the perception of how dark or light a source of luminance is *Being bright , describing colloquially, something with intelligence (trait) *The Brights movement, a social movement promoting the naturalistic… … Wikipedia
bright — [ braıt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 with strong color ▸ 2 full of light ▸ 3 intelligent ▸ 4 lively ▸ 5 likely to succeed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) usually before noun bright colors are strong but not dark: She was wearing a bright red scarf. His eyes are bright… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bright´ly — bright «bryt», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. giving much light; shining: »The stars are bright, but sunshine is brighter. 2. very light or clear: »It is a bright day with no clouds. 3. Figurative. clever; quick witted; … Useful english dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] The sun was bright o … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bright — adj 1 Bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent are comparable when they mean actually or seemingly shining or glowing with light. Bright implies an opposition to dim or dull; it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bright — [braɪt] adjective FINANCE if share trading is bright, there is a lot of activity and prices are rising: • Trading will be relatively bright in the first half, with the Nikkei rising above 30,000. * * * bright UK US /braɪt/ adjective ► FINANCE,… … Financial and business terms
bright — [adj1] shining, glowing in appearance ablaze, aglow, alight, argent, auroral, beaming, blazing, brilliant, burning, burnished, coruscating, dazzling, effulgent, flashing, fulgent, fulgid, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glittering, glossy, golden … New thesaurus
bright — [brīt] adj. [ME < OE bryht, earlier beorht < IE base * bher eg , to gleam, white > BIRCH, Goth bairhts] 1. shining with light that is radiated or reflected; full of light 2. clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense 3.… … English World dictionary
BRIGHT (J.) — BRIGHT JOHN (1811 1889) Homme politique britannique de premier plan et grande figure du libéralisme, John Bright est un industriel du Lancashire. Appartenant à une famille de quakers, il a reçu une bonne éducation, mais n’est pas passé par les… … Encyclopédie Universelle

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