I. ˈbrīt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorht; akin to Old High German beraht bright, Sanskrit bhrājate it shines
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : radiating or reflecting light : shining , sparkling
bright lights
bright eyes
b. : sunny
a bright day
also : radiant with happiness
bright smiling faces
bright moments
2. : illustrious , glorious
bright est star of the opera
3. : beautiful
4. : of high saturation or lightness
bright colors
5.
a. : lively , cheerful
be bright and jovial among your guests — Shakespeare
b. : intelligent , clever
a bright idea
bright children
6. : auspicious , promising
bright prospects for the future
• bright adverb
• bright·ly adverb
Synonyms:
bright , brilliant , radiant , luminous , lustrous mean shining or glowing with light. bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light. brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness. radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light. luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness. lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without sparkling or glittering.
II. noun
Date: 1969
: a bright color — usually used in plural
rich earth tones and crisp bright s — Patricia Peterson