Bright

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
  • adjective. Comparatively high on the scale of brightness.
  • adjective. Full of light or illumination.
  • adjective. Characterizing a dyestuff that produces a highly saturated color; brilliant.
  • adjective. Glorious; splendid.
  • adjective. Full of promise and hope; auspicious.
  • adjective. Happy; cheerful.
  • adjective. Quick to learn or understand; intelligent.
  • adjective. High and clear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Brightly.
  • noun. Brightness.
  • See brite.
  • To make bright; brighten.
  • Radiating or reflecting light; filled with light; brilliant; shining; luminous; sparkling: as, a bright sun.
  • Transmitting light; clear; transparent, as liquors.
  • Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eye; evident; clear.
  • Resplendent, as with beauty; splendid.
  • Illustrious; glorious: as, the brightest period of a kingdom.
  • Having or marked by brilliant mental qualities; quick in wit; witty; clever; not dull: as, he is by no means bright; a bright remark; a bright book.
  • Sparkling in action or manner; animated or animating; vivacious; lively; cheerful.
  • Favorable; pleasing; auspicious: as, a bright prospect.
  • In painting, luminous; glittering; full of light.
  • Nautical, alert; vigilant.
  • Synonyms Glowing, lustrous, gleaming, radiant, effulgent.
  • Acute, intelligent, discerning.
  • Promising, encouraging.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. See brite, v. i.
  • adjective. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
  • adjective. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
  • adjective. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms.
  • adjective. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
  • adjective. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
  • adjective. Illustrious; glorious.
  • adjective. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
  • adjective. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
  • adjective. the positive or favorable aspects of a situation.
  • adjective. to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.
  • adverb. Brightly.
  • noun. Splendor; brightness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.
  • adjective. Intelligent, brilliant.
  • adjective. Vivid, colourful, brilliant.
  • adjective. Happy.
  • noun. An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
  • noun. A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. splendid
  • adjective. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
  • adjective. characterized by quickness and ease in learning
  • adjective. having lots of light either natural or artificial
  • Word Usage
    "The noun form of the term bright refers to a person whose worldview is naturalistic--free of supernatural and mystical elements."
    Equivalent
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dwight  Knight  Night  White  Wight  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beautiful  golden  vivid  wild  
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    brite