BRIGHT

bright, hopeful, promising

(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”

bright

(adjective) having lots of light either natural or artificial; “the room was bright and airy”; “a stage bright with spotlights”

bright

(adjective) emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; “the sun was bright and hot”; “a bright sunlit room”

undimmed, bright

(adjective) not made dim or less bright; “undimmed headlights”; “surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed”

bright, brilliant, vivid

(adjective) having strong or striking color; “bright dress”; “brilliant tapestries”; “a bird with vivid plumage”

bright

(adjective) splendid; “the bright stars of stage and screen”; “a bright moment in history”; “the bright pageantry of court”

bright

(adjective) characterized by happiness or gladness; “bright faces”; “all the world seems bright and gay”

bright, smart

(adjective) characterized by quickness and ease in learning; “some children are brighter in one subject than another”; “smart children talk earlier than the average”

bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny

(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”

bright, brilliant

(adjective) clear and sharp and ringing; “the bright sound of the trumpet section”; “the brilliant sound of the trumpets”

brilliantly, brightly, bright

(adverb) with brightness; “the stars shone brilliantly”; “the windows glowed jewel bright”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Bright

A surname.

Etymology

Adjective

bright (comparative brighter, superlative brightest)

Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

Vivid, colourful, brilliant.

Happy, in good spirits.

Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; cheerful.

Illustrious; glorious.

Clear; transparent.

(archaic) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.

Synonyms

• See also intelligent

Noun

bright (plural brights)

An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

(obsolete) splendour; brightness

(neologism) A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.

(US, in the plural) The high-beam intensity of motor vehicle headlamps.

Antonyms

• (non-supernaturalist): (neologism) super, supernaturalist

Hyponyms

• (non-supernaturalist): atheist

Source: Wiktionary

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Bright, v. i.

Definition: See Brite, v. i.

Bright, a. Etym: [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. baírhts. sq. root94.]

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, n.

Definition: Splendor; brightness. [Poetic] Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear. Milton.

Bright, adv.

Definition: Brightly. Chaucer. I say it is the moon that shines so bright. Shak.

Brite, Bright, v. t.

Definition: To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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