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Bright  (brt), 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 bherg- in Indo-European roots.]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.brightly - with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
Translations
brightly [ˈbraɪtlɪ] ADV
1. (= brilliantly) [shine] → intensamente, con intensidad; [burn] → con intensidad
brightly litradiantemente iluminado
2. (= vividly) brightly coloured flowersflores fpl de colores vivos
brightly painted picturescuadros mpl pintados con llamativos colores
brightly patterned shawlsmantones mpl con unos diseños llamativos
3. (= cheerily) [smile, say, answer] → alegremente
brightly [ˈbraɪtli] adv
[smile] → jovialement; [say] → gaiement
to shine brightly [sun] → étinceler, briller
brightly lit → bien éclairé(e)
brightly
adv
shine, burnhell; reflectedstark; brightly lithell erleuchtet
(= cheerfully) say, smilefröhlich, heiter
brightly [ˈbraɪtlɪ] adv (smile) → radiosamente; (behave, talk) → con animazione; (shine) → vivamente, intensamente
brightly [ˈbraɪtlɪ] adv (smile) → radiosamente; (behave, talk) → con animazione; (shine) → vivamente, intensamente


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A LAMP, soaked with too much oil and flaring brightly, boasted that it gave more light than the sun.
THE summer moon shone brightly down upon the sleeping earth, while far away from mortal eyes danced the Fairy folk.
For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes, Brightly expressive as the twins of Loeda, Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
 
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