ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bright

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Bright is an adjective meaning Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

Meaning

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

Of light: brilliant, intense.
Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.

Could you please dim the light? It’s far too bright.

The sky was remarkably bright and blue on that beautiful summer day.

[H]e felt the influence of the bright sky, and looked up smiling into its deep unfathomable blue.

Thee Father firſt they ſung Omnipotent, / […] that brighteſt Seraphim / Approach not, but with both their wings veil thir eyes.

Depending on context, synonyms include lustrous, gleamy, glisteny, mirrorlike, mirrory, relucent.

Common opposites include dull, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, chapfallen.

Related dictionary entries include shiny, shining, beamy, aglow, effulgent, glowing.

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