BRIGHT


Meaning of BRIGHT in English

adj.

1 full of light

VERBS

▪ be

The offices are going to be ~ and airy.

▪ look , seem

The factory's future now looks ~.

(= seems good)

▪ become , grow

Her timid eyes grew ~ and she looked ready to venture on.

▪ remain

▪ dawn , glow , shine

The sun shone ~ and hot.

The following morning dawned ~ and warm.

▪ burn

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ intensely , surprisingly , unusually

The white feathers looked surprisingly ~.

▪ reasonably

The morning was reasonably ~.

▪ too , unnaturally

Her eyes were unnaturally ~.

▪ still

The sky was still ~ in the west.

2 intelligent

VERBS

▪ be

Ms Newman is ~, opinionated and decisive.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ exceptionally , incredibly

Thomas is an exceptionally ~ boy.

Bright is used with these nouns: ↑ beam , ↑ bloom , ↑ boy , ↑ brown , ↑ bulb , ↑ chestnut , ↑ child , ↑ colour , ↑ crimson , ↑ day , ↑ daylight , ↑ eye , ↑ flame , ↑ flare , ↑ flash , ↑ flower , ↑ foliage , ↑ future , ↑ hallway , ↑ headlights , ↑ hope , ↑ idea , ↑ illumination , ↑ jewel , ↑ lad , ↑ light , ↑ lighting , ↑ moon , ↑ moonlight , ↑ morning , ↑ outlook , ↑ personality , ↑ prospect , ↑ pupil , ↑ purple , ↑ ray , ↑ red , ↑ room , ↑ scarlet , ↑ shade , ↑ side , ↑ sky , ↑ smile , ↑ splash , ↑ star , ↑ start , ↑ streak , ↑ street , ↑ sun , ↑ sunlight , ↑ sunshine , ↑ tone , ↑ weather , ↑ white , ↑ window

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