bright

Meanings

Plural: bright, brighted, brights

Adjective

• emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
  • "the sun was bright and hot"
  • "a bright sunlit room"
• not made dim or less bright

Adjective Satellite

• having striking color
  • "bright dress"
• characterized by quickness and ease in learning
  • "some children are brighter in one subject than another"
• having lots of light either natural or artificial
  • "the room was bright and airy"
  • "a stage bright with spotlights"
• made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
  • "bright silver candlesticks"
• splendid
  • "the bright stars of stage and screen"
  • "a bright moment in history"
  • "the bright pageantry of court"
• clear and sharp and ringing
  • "the bright sound of the trumpet section"
• characterized by happiness or gladness
  • "bright faces"
  • "all the world seems bright and gay"
• full or promise
  • "had a bright future in publishing"

Adverb

• with brightness
  • "the windows glowed jewel bright"

Adj

• Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
• Of light: brilliant, intense.
• Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
• Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
• Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
• Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
• Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
• Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
• Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
• Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
• Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
• Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
• Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
• Glorious; illustrious.
• In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
• Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
• Of a person: lively, vivacious.
• Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
• Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
• Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
• Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
• Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
• Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
• Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
• Of a note: slightly sharp.
• Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.

Noun

• Brightness, glow.
• Glory, splendour.
• Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
• A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
• An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

Adv

• In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
• Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
• Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.

Verb

• Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
• Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
• Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.

Synonyms

alight, animate, arouse, astute, awaken, beatify, beghast, begladden, belight, berserk, beshine, blissed out, blissen, blithe, blithesome, bonnie, brainy, bright, brighten, brightly, brilliant, brilliantly, buoyant, burnished, cheer, cheer up, cheerful, cheerly, cheery, chuffed, clever, cock-a-hoop, content, contented, convivial, delight, delighted, ebullient, ecstatic, educated, elate, elated, embrighten, enbliss, energize, enlighten, enliven, enthuse, euphoric, exalt, excite, excited, exhilarate, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, fain, fat and happy, fire, fire up, gassed, gay, gayful, genius, gifted, ginger, ginger up, glad, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gladsome, gleamy, gleeful, gleesome, glisteny, gratify, happify, happy, happy as a clam, happy as a clam at high water, happy as a lark, happy as a pig in mud, happy as a pig in shit, happy as a prince, happy as Larry, happy as the day is long, hearten, hearty, high on life, hopeful, humanist, illume, illuminate, illumine, illustrate, inflame, ingenious, inspire, inspirit, intellectual, intelligent, invigorate, irradiate, jazz, jollify, jovial, joyful, keen, kindle, knowledgeable, laetificate, light, light up, lighten, liven, liven up, luster, lustrate, lustrous, make someone's day, merry, merry as a cricket, merry as a grig, mirrorlike, mirrory, mirthsome, nonsupernaturalist, on cloud nine, over the moon, overjoyed, overjoyous, pacific, perk up, perky, piquant, placated, please, pleased, promising, quick, quick-witted, quicken, raise someone's spirits, rational, rejoice, relucent, sagacious, satisfied, savvy, scholared, sharp, shed light on, shining, shiny, smart, spice, spice up, stimulate, talented, thrilled, tickled pink, triumphant, turn the frown upside down, undimmed, upcheer, vitalise, vivacious, vivid, warm someone's heart, warm the cockles of someone's heart, wealful, whip-smart, wise, zazzy

Antonyms

blissed out, blissful, cock-a-hoop, content, delighted, dimmed, dull, ecstatic, elated, excited, exultant, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, intelligent, jovial, joyful, on cloud nine, over the moon, overjoyed, pacific, perky, placated, pleased, satisfied, super, supernaturalist, thrilled, tickled pink, triumphant

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