Bright

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
  • adj. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness.
  • adj. Full of light or illumination: a bright sunny day; a stage bright with spotlights.
  • adj. Characterizing a dyestuff that produces a highly saturated color; brilliant.
  • adj. Glorious; splendid: one of the bright stars of stage and screen; a bright moment in history.
  • adj. Full of promise and hope; auspicious: had a bright future in publishing.
  • adj. Happy; cheerful: bright faces.
  • adj. Animatedly clever; intelligent.
  • adj. High and clear: the bright sound of the trumpet section.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.
  • adj. Intelligent, brilliant.
  • adj. Vivid, colourful, brilliant.
  • adj. Happy.
  • n. An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
  • n. A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. See brite, v. i.
  • adj. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
  • adj. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
  • adj. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms.
  • adj. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
  • adj. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
  • adj. Illustrious; glorious.
  • adj. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
  • adj. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
  • n. Splendor; brightness.
  • ad. Brightly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Radiating or reflecting light; filled with light; brilliant; shining; luminous; sparkling: as, a bright sun.
  • Transmitting light; clear; transparent, as liquors.
  • Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eye; evident; clear.
  • Resplendent, as with beauty; splendid.
  • Illustrious; glorious: as, the brightest period of a kingdom.
  • Having or marked by brilliant mental qualities; quick in wit; witty; clever; not dull: as, he is by no means bright; a bright remark; a bright book.
  • Sparkling in action or manner; animated or animating; vivacious; lively; cheerful.
  • Favorable; pleasing; auspicious: as, a bright prospect.
  • In painting, luminous; glittering; full of light.
  • Nautical, alert; vigilant.
  • Synonyms Glowing, lustrous, gleaming, radiant, effulgent.
  • Acute, intelligent, discerning.
  • Promising, encouraging.
  • Brightly.
  • n. Brightness.
  • To make bright; brighten.
  • See brite.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. splendid
  • adj. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
  • adj. characterized by quickness and ease in learning
  • adj. having lots of light either natural or artificial
  • adj. having striking color
  • adj. full or promise
  • adj. not made dim or less bright
  • adj. clear and sharp and ringing
  • adj. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
  • ad. with brightness
  • adj. characterized by happiness or gladness
  • Equivalent
    glorious    blazing    silklike    bright as a new penny    silken    ardent    agleam    lucent    self-luminous    glittery   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    brite   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vivacious    radiant    illustrious    witty    shining    lucid    lustrous    clear    splending    refulgent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wight    Wright    alight    allright    alright    beit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beautiful    golden    wild    vivid