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bright

(brīt)

adj. bright·er, bright·est

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

b. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness: bright red.

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. Quick to learn or understand; intelligent.

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

[Middle English, from Old English beorht; see bherəg- 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 white shirt.
Brilliant implies intense brightness and often suggests sparkling or gleaming light: brilliant floodlights; a brilliant gemstone.
Something radiant emits or seems to emit light in rays: a radiant sunrise; a table set with radiant crystal.
A lustrous object reflects an agreeable sheen: thick, lustrous 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: fireworks exploding in incandescent colors.
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. (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.

10. bright and early very early in the morning

11. (Art Terms) a thin flat paintbrush with a straight sharp edge used for highlighting in oil painting

12. poetic brightness or splendour: the bright of his armour.

adv

brightly: the fire was burning bright.

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

ˈbrightly adv

Bright

(braɪt)

(Biography) John. 1811–89, British liberal statesman, economist, and advocate of free trade: with Richard Cobden he led the Anti-Corn-Law League (1838–46)

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bright

(braɪt)

adj. -er, -est, adj.

1. radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining.

2. filled with light: a bright, sunny room.

3. vivid or brilliant: bright red.

4. quick-witted or intelligent.

5. clever or witty, as a remark or idea.

6. cheerful or lively: a bright smile.

7. characterized by happiness or gladness.

8. favorable or auspicious; promising: a bright future.

9. radiant or splendid: bright pageantry.

10. illustrious or glorious, as an era.

11. clear or translucent, as liquid.

12. clear and sharp in sound.

13. brights,

a. bright motor vehicle headlights used for driving esp. under conditions of low visibility.

b. the level of intensity of these lights; high beams.

14. flue-cured, light-hued tobacco.

15. Archaic. brightness; splendor.

adv.

16. in a bright manner; brightly.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English breht, beorht]

bright′ish, adj.

bright′ly, adv.

Bright

(braɪt)

n.

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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

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

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bright

adjective

1. Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:

beamy, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny.

2. Full of color:

colorful, gay, rich, vivid.

3. Indicative of future success or full of promise:

auspicious, benign, brilliant, fair, favorable, fortunate, good, propitious.

4. Being in or showing good spirits:

cheerful, cheery, chipper, happy, lighthearted, sunny.

5. Mentally quick and original:

alert, clever, intelligent, keen, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart.

Idiom: smart as a whip.

Translations

ساطِع لامِعمُشرق، لامِعبَشوش، مُبْتَهِجذَكي نَبيه

jasnýrozzářenývýraznýzářícíbystrý

klarkloglysendemunterstærk

hell intelligent lebhaft leuchtend fröhlich

λαμπερός φωτεινός φαεινός αίθριος

brillante luminoso alegre claro fuerte

kirkasiloinen

brillant intelligent luisant lumineux magnifique

svijetaožarki

élénk

bjartur, skærgreindurhÿr, glaîlegurskær

luminoso brillante fulgente guardare al lato buono intelligente

明るい輝いた

밝은

pagyvėtipagyvintiprotingasryškiairyškumas

atjautīgslīksmsprātīgsspilgtsspožs

helder intelligent levendig opgeruimd slim

glad lys oppvakt skinnende sterk

jasny

brilhante luminoso radiante claro alegre

яркий шустрый

bisterjasenmočansvetelveder

ljusstarkgladintelligentklyftig

สว่างสว่างจ้า

parlak zekiaydınlıkcanlıgöz alıcı

sángsáng sủa

光亮的愉快的明亮的欢快的聪明的

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

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

bright

(brait) adjective

1. shining with much light. bright sunshine.

2. (of a colour) strong and bold. a bright red car.

3. cheerful. a bright smile.

4. clever. bright children.

ˈbrightly adverb

ˈbrightness noun

ˈbrighten verb

(often with up) to make or become bright or brighter. The new wallpaper brightens up the room.

bright

→ ساطِع, لامِع jasný klar, strålende hell λαμπερός, φωτεινός brillante, fuerte, luminoso kirkas brillant svijetao, žarki luminoso 明るい, 輝いた 밝은 fel, helder skinnende, sterk jasny brilhante, claro яркий ljus, stark สว่าง, สว่างจ้า parlak sáng 明亮的

bright

a. brillante, lustroso-a, luminoso-a.

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"Papa always said I was bright as a button; so mama always called me Button-Bright," he said.

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A short time ago, I was favored with a flying visit from my young friend Eustace Bright, whom I had not before met with since quitting the breezy mountains of Berkshire.

Bright, for the first time, under a roof, though a very humble one, which I could really call my own.

I made Eustace Bright sit down on a snow bank, which had heaped itself over the mossy seat, and gazing through the arched windows opposite, he acknowledged that the scene at once grew picturesque.

"Better chosen, and better handled," replied Eustace Bright. "You will say so when you read them."

Bright condescended to avail himself of my literary experience by constituting me editor of the "Wonder-Book." As he had no reason to complain of the reception of that erudite work by the public, he was now disposed to retain me in a similar position with respect to the present volume, which he entitled TANGLEWOOD TALES.

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Fire-flies hung in bright clusters on the dewy leaves, that waved in the cool night-wind; and the flowers stood gazing, in very wonder, at the little Elves, who lay among the fern-leaves, swung in the vine-boughs, sailed on the lake in lily cups, or danced on the mossy ground, to the music of the hare-bells, who rung out their merriest peal in honor of the night.

"Now, my friends," said she, "to wile away the time till the bright moon goes down, let us each tell a tale, or relate what we have done or learned this day.

"As I was painting the bright petals of a blue bell, it told me this tale."

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Ah, less - less bright The stars of the night Than the eyes of the radiant girl!

Now Doubt - now Pain Come never again, For her soul gives me sigh for sigh, And all day long Shines, bright and strong, Astarté within the sky, While ever to her dear Eulalie upturns her matron eye - While ever to her young Eulalie upturns her violet eye.

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But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympus began to reel horribly at the might of the bright-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athene had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders.