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adjective

Bright adj.

1.

Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark. "The sun was bright o'erhead." "The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright." "The public places were as bright as at noonday."

2.

Transmitting light; clear; transparent. "From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent."

3.

Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty. "Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky."

4.

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

5.

Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery. "Be bright and jovial among your guests."

6.

Illustrious; glorious. "In the brightest annals of a female reign."

7.

Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain. "That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on."

8.

Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance. "Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew." Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.

bright side the positive or favorable aspects of a situation.

to look on the bright side to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.

Synonyms: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.

noun

Bright n. Splendor; brightness. (Poetic) "Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear."

verb

Bright, Brite v. t. To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. (Prov. Eng.)

Bright v. i. See Brite, v. i.

adverb

Bright adv. Brightly. "I say it is the moon that shines so bright."

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Etymology of 'Bright'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bright" Quotes from Famous Books

... through his weary body. Bright recollections and impressions flock towards him like spirits of light—he can hear the rushing sound of their wings—he calls to them for aid, and they encircle him round; they struggle with the spirits ...

— The Great Hunger • Johan Bojer

... also very bright. It probably contains Norman fragments. All the windows except the fifth ...

— The Cathedral Church of York - Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief - History of the Archi-Episcopal See • A. Clutton-Brock

... why, but these words sounded disagreeably to Esperance, who turned quickly. But Fagiano was in the shadow, and Esperance saw only his eyes, which were very bright. The Vicomte began to think his nerves were sadly out ...

— The Son of Monte Cristo • Jules Lermina

... the other night, Like a great Ring of pure and endless light, All calm, as it was bright; And round beneath it, Time, in hours, days, years, Driv'n by the spheres, Like ...

— Mysticism in English Literature • Caroline F. E. Spurgeon

... to rise from the divan. An overpowering torpor, though not disagreeable, was benumbing her whole body, and before her eyes bright lights seemed to float, succeeded by thick darkness. Her head turned round and round ... she strove to cry out, but her voice stuck in her throat: her body jerked with a feeble convulsive movement. She heard indistinctly an ...

— Messengers of Evil - Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantomas • Pierre Souvestre

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