What does bright mean in English? Meaning of bright definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "bright": emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
Adjective
Meaning: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amountsExample: the sun was bright and hot
a bright sunlit roomSynonyms: brightAntonyms: dullSimilar: agleam
aglitter
aglow
ardent
beadlike
beady
beaming
beamy
blazing
blinding
bright as a new penny
brilliant
buttonlike
buttony
coruscant
dazzling
effulgent
fulgent
fulgid
glaring
glary
gleaming
glimmery
glinting
glistening
glistering
glittering
glittery
glossy
iridescent
lambent
lucent
luminous
lurid
lustrous
nacreous
nitid
noctilucent
opalescent
opaline
pearlescent
radiant
refulgent
satiny
scintillant
scintillating
self-luminous
sheeny
shimmery
shining
shiny
silken
silklike
silky
silver
silvern
silvery
sleek
slick
sparkly
twinklingMeaning of "bright": with brightness
Adverb
Meaning: with brightnessExample: the stars shone brilliantly
the windows glowed jewel brightSynonyms: bright
brightly
brilliantlyMeaning of "bright": having striking color
Adjective
Meaning: having striking colorExample: bright dress
brilliant tapestries
a bird with vivid plumageSynonyms: bright
brilliant
vividSimilar: colorful
colourfulMeaning of "bright": characterized by quickness and ease in learning
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by quickness and ease in learningExample: some children are brighter in one subject than another
smart children talk earlier than the averageSynonyms: bright
smartSimilar: intelligentMeaning of "bright": having lots of light either natural or artificial
Adjective
Meaning: having lots of light either natural or artificialExample: the room was bright and airy
a stage bright with spotlightsSynonyms: brightSimilar: lightMeaning of "bright": made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
Adjective
Meaning: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glowExample: bright silver candlesticks
a burnished brass knocker
she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
rows of shining glasses
shiny black patentsSynonyms: bright
burnished
lustrous
shining
shinySimilar: polishedMeaning of "bright": splendid
Adjective
Meaning: splendidExample: the bright stars of stage and screen
a bright moment in history
the bright pageantry of courtSynonyms: brightSimilar: gloriousMeaning of "bright": not made dim or less bright
Adjective
Meaning: not made dim or less brightExample: undimmed headlights
surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmedSynonyms: bright
undimmedAntonyms: dim
dimmedMeaning of "bright": clear and sharp and ringing
Adjective
Meaning: clear and sharp and ringingExample: the bright sound of the trumpet section
the brilliant sound of the trumpetsSynonyms: bright
brilliantSimilar: reverberantMeaning of "bright": characterized by happiness or gladness
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by happiness or gladnessExample: bright faces
all the world seems bright and gaySynonyms: brightSimilar: happyMeaning of "bright": full or promise
Adjective
Meaning: full or promiseExample: had a bright future in publishing
the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career
a hopeful new singer on BroadwaySynonyms: bright
hopeful
promisingSimilar: auspiciousAdjective: Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark. Could you please dim the light? It's far too bright. 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers. Sir Francis Drake (c.1540-1596) The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright. Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859) The public places were as bright as at noonday. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) The sun was bright o'erhead.1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.Sir Francis Drake (c.1540-1596) The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859) The public places were as bright as at noonday.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) The sun was bright o'erhead.Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent. He's very bright. He was able to solve the problem without my help. 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 16 —Ah, God, Corley replied, sure I couldn't teach in a school, man. I was never one of your bright ones, he added with a half laugh. 2013 August 3, “Revenge of the nerds”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8847: Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 16 —Ah, God, Corley replied, sure I couldn't teach in a school, man. I was never one of your bright ones, he added with a half laugh.2013 August 3, “Revenge of the nerds”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8847: Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.Vivid, colourful, brilliant. The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, The Celebrity: Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.Alexander Pope (1688-1744) Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, The Celebrity: Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.Happy, in good spirits. I woke up today feeling so bright that I decided to have a little dance. 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Ch.11: Their spirits had risen a little at the discovery of the path, but now they sank into their boots; and yet they would not give it up and go away. The hobbit was no longer much brighter than the dwarves. He would do nothing but sit with his back to the rock-face and stare […].1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Ch.11: Their spirits had risen a little at the discovery of the path, but now they sank into their boots; and yet they would not give it up and go away. The hobbit was no longer much brighter than the dwarves. He would do nothing but sit with his back to the rock-face and stare […].Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; cheerful. William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616) Be bright and jovial among your guests.William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616) Be bright and jovial among your guests.Illustrious; glorious. Charles Cotton (1630-1687) the brightest annals of a female reignCharles Cotton (1630-1687) the brightest annals of a female reignClear; transparent. James Thomson (1700-1748) From the brightest wines / He'd turn abhorrent.James Thomson (1700-1748) From the brightest wines / He'd turn abhorrent.(archaic) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) with brighter evidence, and with surer successIsaac Watts (1674-1748) with brighter evidence, and with surer successSynonyms:
golden, glistening, vivid, brilliant, shimmering, radiant, sunny, dazzling, blazing, sparkling, luminous, shiny, intense, glittering, ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, burning, effulgent, fulgent, glaring, glossy, illuminated, incandescent, lambent, light, limpid, lustrous, polished, resplendent, scintillating, twinkling, gleaming, flashing, silvery, aglow, auroral, burnished, coruscating, fulgid, illumined, irradiated, lighted, mirrorlike, moonlit, phosphorescent, relucent, sunlit, pleasant, mild, translucent, clement, cloudless, fair, favorable, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent, unclouded, brilliant, sharp, smart, acute, advanced, alert, astute, aware, brainy, clever, discerning, ingenious, inventive, keen, knowing, precocious, quick, quick-witted, whiz kid, wide-awake, Einstein, clear-headed, eggheaded, having smarts, golden, good, breezy, rosy, excellent, airy, auspicious, benign, cheering, encouraging, favorable, propitious, prosperous, optimistic, palmy, lively, happy, alert, animated, gay, genial, glad, jolly, joyful, joyous, keen, lighthearted, merry, sanguine, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, optimistic, splendid, glorious, distinguished, eminent, illustrious, magnificent, prominent, remarkable, colorful, brilliant, clear, deep, flashy, rich, fresh, sharp, intense, brave, colored, gay, psychedelic, ruddy, showy, tinted, glitzy, hued, razzle-dazzle, tinged,
Antonyms:
cloudy, dreary, somber, dusky, murky, stupid, unaware, unintelligent, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, dull, dark, dim, gloomy, obscure, black, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, dreary, somber, cloudy, dusky, murky, stupid, unaware, unintelligent, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, dark, dull, obscure, black, gloomy, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, light, stupid, unintelligent, dreary, somber, cloudy, dusky, murky, unaware, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, dull, slow, unstylish, dark, obscure, black, gloomy, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, light, dreary, somber, cloudy, dusky, murky, stupid, unaware, unintelligent, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, bad, dark, dull, obscure, black, gloomy, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, light, dreary, somber, cloudy, dusky, murky, stupid, unaware, unintelligent, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, dark, dull, obscure, black, gloomy, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, light, dreary, somber, cloudy, dusky, murky, stupid, unaware, unintelligent, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, dark, dull, obscure, black, gloomy, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, light, boring, stupid, unintelligent, indistinct, ignorant, aboveboard, kind, dreary, somber, cloudy, dusky, murky, unaware, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, plain, dull, lifeless, dark, bland, tasteless, low, calm, mild, moderate, obscure, black, gloomy, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, light,
