Bright (br t), John 1811-1889. British politician and noted orator who was a founder of the Anti-Corn Law League (1839). |
| 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. [Middle English, from Old English beorht; see bher  g- in Indo-European roots.]bright, bright  ly 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. |
bright
Adjective
1. emitting or reflecting much light; shining
2. (of colours) intense or vivid
3. full of promise: a bright future
4. lively or cheerful
5. quick-witted or clever
Adverb
brightly: the light burned bright in his office [Old English beorht]
brightly adv
brightness n
brightness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" | |
| 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" 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" 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" | |
| 8. | bright - clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" 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" 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" |
bright
adjective 2. shining, flashing, beaming, glowing, blazing, sparkling, glittering, dazzling, illuminated, gleaming, shimmering, twinkling, radiant, luminous, glistening, resplendent, scintillating, lustrous, lambent, effulgent
adjective 3. (Informal) intelligent, smart, clever, knowing, thinking, quick, aware, sharp, keen, acute, alert, rational, penetrating, enlightened, apt, astute, brainy, wide-awake, clear-headed, perspicacious, quick-witted << OPPOSITE stupid
adjective 5. cheerful, happy, glad, lively, jolly, merry, upbeat (informal) joyous, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal) sparky, vivacious, full of beans (informal) gay, light-hearted
adjective 6. promising, good, encouraging, excellent, golden, optimistic, hopeful, favourable, prosperous, rosy, auspicious, propitious, palmy
Translations
bright [braɪt] adj → claro; [room] → luminoso; [day] → de sol; [person] (= clever); listo, inteligente: (= lively); alegre, animado; [colour] → vivo;
bright [braɪt] adj → brillant(e); [room, weather] → clair(e); [person] (= clever); intelligent(e) → doué(e): (= cheerful); gai(e); [idea] → génial(e); [colour] → vif(vive);
bright [braɪt] adj (light, room) → hell;
(weather) → heiter;
(clever) → intelligent;
(colour) → leuchtend;
(outlook, future) → glänzend;
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 밝은 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 kirkas 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 säteilevä 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 歡快的 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 terävä-älyinen intelligent חָכַם बुद्धिमान pametan okos pintar greindur intelligente 利発な 총명한 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, kirkastua (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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