bright (braɪt
)
Definitions
adjective
- 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
- See bright and early
noun
- a thin flat paintbrush with a straight sharp edge used for highlighting in oil painting
- poetic brightness or splendour ⇒
the bright of his armour
adverb
- brightly ⇒
the fire was burning bright
See also
brightsAlternative Forms
ˈbrightly adverbWord Origin
Old English beorht ; related to Old Norse bjartr , Gothic bairhts clear, Old High German beraht , Norwegian bjerk , Swedish brokig piedSynonyms
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Bright (braɪt)
Definitions
noun
- John. 1811–89, British liberal statesman, economist, and advocate of free trade: with Richard Cobden he led the Anti-Corn-Law League (1838–46)
Translations
- British English:
bright
A bright colour is very easy to see.He wore a bright red sweater.braɪt ADJECTIVE He wore a bright red sweater.
- Spanish:
luminoso
adj luminosa
- French:
brillant
adj
- German:
hell
adj
- Chinese: 明亮的 adj
- Arabic: ساطِع adj
- Portuguese: claro adj clara
- Russian: яркий adj яркая
- Croatian: svijetao adj svijetla
- Czech: jasný adj
- Danish: klar adj
- Dutch: fel adj
- Finnish: kirkas adj
- Greek: λαμπερός adj λαμπερή
- Italian: luminoso adj luminosa
- Japanese: 明るい adj
- Korean: 밝은 adj
- Norwegian: skinnende adj
- Polish: jaskrawy adj jaskrawa
- Brazilian Portuguese: claro adj clara
- European Spanish:
luminoso
adj luminosa
- Swedish: ljus adj ljust
- Thai: สว่างจ้า adj
- Turkish: parlak adj
- Vietnamese: sáng adj
Usage examples
Gavin's bright orange flowers contrast with its small, deep purple leaves.
Country Life (2005)He feels he can cope provided injuries clear up as expected and prefers to look on the bright side.
Irish Times (2002)There are buildings of dark red brick (seventies) and bright yellow brick (nineties.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Visual hallucinations are more common than auditory and olfactory ones, and can range from bright lights to bizarre but recognisable images.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)