bright
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/bɹaɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
- Splendour; brightness
- A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.
- (in the plural) The high-beam intensity of motor vehicle headlamps.“Your brights are on.”
adjective
- Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.“Could you please dim the light? It's far too bright.”
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.“He's very bright. He was able to solve the problem without my help.”
- Vivid, colourful, brilliant.“The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen.”
- Happy, in good spirits.“I woke up today feeling so bright that I decided to have a little dance.”
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Synonyms
shinyshiningbeamyagloweffulgentglowingfulgentrefulgentluminouslucentnitidlustrousbrilliantagleamgleamingglistening