Bright

Bright  (brt), John 1811-1889.

British politician and noted orator who was a founder of the Anti-Corn Law League (1839).

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bright  (brt)

adj. bright·er, bright·est

1.

a. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.

b. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness.

c. Full of light or illumination: a bright sunny day; a stage bright with spotlights.

2. Characterizing a dyestuff that produces a highly saturated color; brilliant.

3. Glorious; splendid: one of the bright stars of stage and screen; a bright moment in history.

4. Full of promise and hope; auspicious: had a bright future in publishing.

5. Happy; cheerful: bright faces.

6. Animatedly clever; intelligent.

7. High and clear: the bright sound of the trumpet section.

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[Middle English, from Old English beorht; see bherg- in Indo-European roots.]

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bright, brightly adv.

Synonyms: bright, brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, luminous, incandescent, effulgent
These adjectives refer to what emits or reflects light. Bright is the most general: bright sunshine; a bright blue.
Brilliant implies intense brightness and often suggests sparkling or gleaming light: a brilliant color; a brilliant gemstone.
Something radiant emits or seems to emit light in rays: a radiant sunrise; a radiant smile.
A lustrous object reflects an agreeable sheen: thick, lustrous auburn hair.
Lambent applies to a soft, flickering light: "its tranquil streets, bathed in the lambent green of budding trees" (James C. McKinley).
Luminous especially refers to something that glows in the dark: a luminous watch dial.
Incandescent stresses burning brilliance: Flames consist of incandescent gases.
Effulgent suggests splendid radiance: "The crocus, the snowdrop, and the effulgent daffodil are considered bright harbingers of spring" (John Gould). See Also Synonyms at intelligent.

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bright [braɪt]

adj

1. emitting or reflecting much light; shining

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (of colours) intense or vivid

3. full of promise a bright future

4. full of animation; cheerful a bright face

5. Informal quick witted or clever a bright child

6. magnificent; glorious a bright victory

7. polished; glistening a bright finish

8. (of the voice) distinct and clear

9. (of a liquid) translucent and clear a circle of bright water

bright and early very early in the morning

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a thin flat paintbrush with a straight sharp edge used for highlighting in oil painting

2. Poetic brightness or splendour the bright of his armour

adv

brightly the fire was burning bright See also brights

[Old English beorht; related to Old Norse bjartr, Gothic bairhts clear, Old High German beraht, Norwegian bjerk, Swedish brokig pied]

brightly  adv

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Bright [braɪt]

n

(Biographies / Bright, John (1811-1889) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist) John. 1811-89, British liberal statesman, economist, and advocate of free trade: with Richard Cobden he led the Anti-Corn-Law League (1838-46)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" dull - emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
	2.	bright - having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" vivid, brilliant colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
	3.	bright - characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" smart intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
	4.	bright - having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights" light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
	5.	bright - 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" burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
	6.	bright - splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court" glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"
	7.	bright - not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" undimmed
	8.	bright - clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" brilliant reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"
	9.	bright - characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay" happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
	10.	bright - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" hopeful, promising auspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"
Adv.	1.	bright - with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" brightly, brilliantly

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bright

adjective

1. vivid, rich, brilliant, intense, glowing, colourful, highly-coloured a bright red dress

2. shining, flashing, beaming, glowing, blazing, sparkling, glittering, dazzling, illuminated, gleaming, shimmering, twinkling, radiant, luminous, glistening, resplendent, scintillating, lustrous, lambent, effulgent Newborns hate bright lights and loud noises.

3. intelligent, smart, clever, knowing, thinking, quick, aware, sharp, keen, acute, alert, rational, penetrating, enlightened, apt, astute, brainy, wide-awake, clear-headed, perspicacious, quick-witted I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
intelligent simple, slow, thick, stupid, dull, foolish, dim, dense, dumb (informal), ignorant, retarded, idiotic, witless, unintelligent, dumb-ass (slang), dim-witted (informal)

4. clever, brilliant, smart, sensible, cunning, ingenious, inventive, canny There are lots of books crammed with bright ideas.

5. cheerful, happy, glad, lively, jolly, merry, upbeat (informal), joyous, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal), sparky, vivacious, full of beans (informal), gay, light-hearted The boy was so bright and animated.

6. promising, good, encouraging, excellent, golden, optimistic, hopeful, favourable, prosperous, rosy, auspicious, propitious, palmy Both had successful careers and the future looked bright.

7. sunny, clear, fair, pleasant, clement, lucid, cloudless, unclouded the bright winter sky
sunny dark, grey, dim, gloomy, cloudy, overcast, dusky, poorly lit

Translations

bright [braɪt]

A. ADJ (brighter (compar) (brightest (superl)))

1. (= vivid, shining) [light, sun, reflection] → brillante, luminoso; [star, metal] → brillante; [surface] → resplandeciente; [fire] → luminoso; [uniform, bird, flower] → lleno de colorido; [eyes] → brillante; [colour] → fuerte, vivo
bright red → rojo fuerte
her eyes were bright with excitement → sus ojos brillaban de excitación

2. (= sunny) [day, weather] → radiante, soleado; [room, house] → luminoso, con mucha luz
a bright October day → un radiante or soleado día de octubre
a bright, sunny day → un día de sol radiante
the outlook is brighter for tomorrow (Met) → la previsión meteorológica para mañana es que hará mejor tiempo

3. (= cheerful) [person] → alegre, animado; [face, expression, smile] → radiante; [voice] → lleno de animación
bright and breezy → radiante y lleno de vida
to look on the bright side → ver el lado positivo de las cosas

4. (= clever) [person] → listo, inteligente; [idea] → brillante, genial
was it your bright idea to let the children do the washing-up? (iro) → ¿ha sido tuya la brillante or genial idea de dejar que los niños laven los platos?
whose bright idea was that? (iro) → ¿quién tuvo or de quién fue esa brillante idea?
as bright as a button → más listo que el hambre

5. (= promising) [future] → brillante, prometedor; [outlook, prospects, start] → prometedor
the future looks bright (for him) → el futuro se le presenta brillante or prometedor
I can see a bright future ahead of you → te auguro un futuro brillante
the outlook is brighter → las perspectivas son más prometedoras

B. ADV to get up bright and early → levantarse tempranito

C. CPD bright lights NPL (US) (Aut) → luces fpl largas
he was attracted by the bright lights of the big city (fig) → se sentía atraído por las luces de neón de la gran ciudad
bright spark N (iro) → listillo/a m/f
you're a bright spark, aren't you! → ¡te has pasado de listo!

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bright [ˈbraɪt] adj

[future, prospect] → brillant(e)

[room, weather] → clair(e)

(= clever) → intelligent(e), doué(e)
He's not very bright → Il n'est pas très intelligent.

[idea] → lumineux/euse

[colour, light] → vif*(vive)
a bright colour → une couleur vive
bright blue → bleu vif
a bright blue car → une voiture bleu vif

(= colourful) (one colour) → de couleur vive; (several colours) → aux couleurs vives

(= happy) → joyeux/euse
to look on the bright side → regarder le bon côté des choses

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bright

adj (+er)

light, fire → hell; colour → leuchtend; sunshine, star also, eyes, gem → strahlend; day, weather → heiter; reflection → stark; metal → glänzend; bright red → knallrot; it was really bright outside → es war wirklich sehr hell draußen; bright with lights → hell erleuchtet; bright intervals or periods (Met) → Aufheiterungen pl; the outlook is brighter (Met) → die Aussichten sind etwas freundlicher; (fig) → es sieht etwas besser aus; the bright lights (inf) → der Glanz der Großstadt

(= cheerful) person, smile → fröhlich, heiter; I wasn’t feeling too bright → es ging mir nicht besonders gut; bright and early → in aller Frühe ? side

(= intelligent) person → intelligent, schlau; child → aufgeweckt; idea → glänzend; (iro) → intelligent; I’m not very bright this morning → ich habe heute Morgen Mattscheibe (inf); I forgot to tell him — that’s bright (inf) → ich habe vergessen, ihm das zu sagen — toll! (inf)

(= favourable) future → glänzend; prospects also → freundlich; things aren’t looking too bright → es sieht nicht gerade rosig aus

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bright [braɪt] adj

a. (day, weather) → sereno/a; (room) → luminoso/a; (eyes, star, gem, surface) → lucente, brillante; (sunshine) → splendente; (light, lamp) → forte; (fire, flame) → vivo/a; (colour) → vivace
bright intervals (Met) → schiarite fpl
bright red → rosso acceso

b. (cheerful, person) → vispo/a, allegro/a; (expression) → radioso/a, animato/a; (future) → brillante, radioso/a
bright and early → di buon'ora, di buon mattino
to look on the bright side → vedere il lato positivo delle cose

c. (clever, person) → intelligente, dotato/a; (idea, move) → brillante, geniale

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bright [braɪt] adj

a. (day, weather) → sereno/a; (room) → luminoso/a; (eyes, star, gem, surface) → lucente, brillante; (sunshine) → splendente; (light, lamp) → forte; (fire, flame) → vivo/a; (colour) → vivace
bright intervals (Met) → schiarite fpl
bright red → rosso acceso

b. (cheerful, person) → vispo/a, allegro/a; (expression) → radioso/a, animato/a; (future) → brillante, radioso/a
bright and early → di buon'ora, di buon mattino
to look on the bright side → vedere il lato positivo delle cose

c. (clever, person) → intelligente, dotato/a; (idea, move) → brillante, geniale

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bright

adj bright [brait]

1 shining with much light bright sunshine. helder, skerp مُشرق، لامِع светъл zářící klar hell λαμπερός, φωτεινός luminoso, resplandeciente, brillante hele درخشنده؛ تابان kirkas brillant, éclatant קוֹרֵן चमकीला svjetao fényes benderang bjartur, skær luminoso, brillante 明るい 빛나는 šviesus spožs terang helder skinnende, lys, blank jaskrawy brilhante strălucitor, luminos яркий jasný, žiariaci bleščeč svetao klar, ljus, lysande จ้า parlak, aydınlık 光亮的 яскравий, ясний روشن ، چمکدار sáng chói 光亮的

2 (of a colour) strong and bold a bright red car. helder ساطِع ярък jasný, výrazný stærk; klar leuchtend ζωηρός, έντονος vivo ere زنده vahva vif עַז, בּוֹהֵק तीखा sjajan élénk (szín) cemerlang skær vivo あざやかな 선명한 ryškus spilgts terang fel sterk, klar jasny, jaskrawy vivo aprins яркий výrazný svetel jak klar ฉูดฉาด canlı, göz alıcı 鮮明的 яскравий درخشاں tươi sáng 鲜明的

3 cheerful a bright smile. helder, opgeruimd, stralend بَشوش، مُبْتَهِج радостен rozzářený lysende fröhlich χαρούμενος, ζωηρός radiante, alegre särav سرزنده iloinen radieux עַלִיז उज्ज्वल veseo derűs gembira hÿr, glaðlegur felice, raggiante 快活な 쾌활한 linksmas līksms senyuman yang ceria vrolijk munter, glad promienny alegre radios весёлый rozžiarený žareč blistav glad, glatt ที่ทำให้รู้สึกสดชื่น neşeli, canlı 充滿喜悅的，燦爛的 веселий خوش مزاج rạng rỡ 欢快的

4 clever bright children. skrander, knap, intelligent ذَكي نَبيه умен chytrý klog; begavet gescheit έξυπνος inteligente terane تیزهوش älykäs intelligent חָכַם बुद्धिमान pametan okos pintar greindur intelligente 利発な 영리한 protingas, sumanus prātīgs; atjautīgs bijak pienter kvikk, oppvakt rozgarnięty esperto isteţ, inteligent смышлёный bystrý bister pametan skärpt, begåvad เฉียบแหลม zeki, parlak 聰明的 здібний; кмітливий تیز فہم ، ہوشیار sáng dạ 聪明的

adv brightly

helder, blink, opgewek, opgeruim, vrolik بِلَمَعان، بِإشْراق ярко jasně, vesele lyst; klart hell φωτεινά, ζωηρά, χαρούμενα brillantemente; alegremente; inteligentemente heledasti بطور درخشان kirkkaasti avec éclat בְאוֹר בּוֹהֵק चमक भरे sjajno fényesen; sziporkázva terang með ljóma in modo luminoso/brillante 明るく 밝게 šviesiai, ryškiai spoži; spilgti; līksmi dengan bijak helder klart, lyst, blankt; muntert; kvikt jasno alegremente strălucit(or) ярко žiarivo bleščeče blistavo klart, ljust, glatt เจิดจ้า canlı bir şekilde,neşeli bir şekilde 明亮地 яскраво; блискуче خوش مزاجی سے tươi sáng 明亮地

n brightness

helderheid, glans, knapheid, opgeruimdheid لَمَعان، إشْراق، سُطوع яркост jas lysstyrke die Helle λαμπρότητα, φωτεινότητα, ζωηρότητα brillo, resplandor; inteligencia heledus درخشندگی؛ زرنگی kirkkaus éclat בְהִירוּת चमक svjetlost ragyogás cahaya terang ljómi, birta luminosità 輝き 밝음 šviesumas, ryškumas spožums; spilgtums kebijaksanaan helderheid klarhet, munterhet; oppvakthet jasność esperteza strălucire яркость jas blesk blistavost klarhet, ljus ความสว่าง parlaklık, canlılık, aydınlık 鮮明；明亮；智慧；聰明 яскравість; кмітливість اجالا sự tươi sáng; sự thông minh 鲜明；明亮；智慧；聪明

v brighten

(often withup) to make or become bright or brighter The new wallpaper brightens up the room. verlig, verhelder, opvrolik يُضيئ، يَسْطَع лъскам oživit, rozjasnit klare op; live op erhellen φωτίζω, λαμπρύνω, ζωηρεύω iluminar, dar luz, proporcionar claridad heleda(ma)ks tegema, helenema درخشان کردن؛ روشن تر کردن kirkastaa (s')aviver, (s')éclairer להַבהִיר चमकना osvijetliti (ki)fényesít, felderít memeriahkan, menjadikan terang hÿrga; lífga ravvivare, rendere più luminoso 明るくする 밝게 하다 pagyvėti, pagyvinti spodrināt; atdzīvoties; atdzīvināt (izskatu) mencerahkan helder maken, helder worden lyse opp, få til å skinne rozjaśnić alegrar a (se) lumina; a face să strălucească освежать rozjasniť razsvetliti oživeti lysa upp, förgylla, muntra upp ทำให้สว่าง aydınlanmak, aydınlatmak 使明亮 надавати блиску; кращати چمکانا làm sáng sủa 使明亮

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Bright → ساطع jasný klar hell λαμπερός luminoso kirkas brillant svijetao luminoso 明るい 밝은 fel skinnende jaskrawy claro яркий ljus สว่างจ้า parlak sáng 明亮的