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bright

bright
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brahyt]
    • /braɪt/
    • /braɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brahyt]
    • /braɪt/

Definitions of bright word

  • adjective bright A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark. 3
  • adjective bright A bright light, object, or place is shining strongly or is full of light. 3
  • adjective bright If you describe someone as bright, you mean that they are quick at learning things. 3
  • adjective bright A bright idea is clever and original. 3
  • adjective bright If someone looks or sounds bright, they look or sound cheerful and lively. 3
  • adjective bright If the future is bright, it is likely to be pleasant or successful. 3

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Origin of bright

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English breht, beorht; cognate with Gothic bairht(s), Old Saxon ber(a)ht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr; Welsh berth splendid (< *berkto-); akin to Latin flagrāre to blaze (see flagrant), Albanian (i) bardhë white, Sanskrit bhrājate(it) shines

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bright

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bright popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bright

adj bright

  • golden — bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.
  • glistening — to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
  • vivid — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
  • brilliant — A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
  • shimmering — a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.

Antonyms for bright

adj bright

  • cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
  • dreary — causing sadness or gloom.
  • somber — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
  • dusky — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
  • murky — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.

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