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US
/ˈbɹaɪt/
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[ UK /bɹˈaɪt/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈaɪt/ ]
ADVERB
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with brightness
the windows glowed jewel bright
the stars shone brilliantly
ADJECTIVE
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having strong or striking color
a bird with vivid plumage
brilliant tapestries
bright dress -
characterized by happiness or gladness
all the world seems bright and gay
bright faces -
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
bright silver candlesticks
rows of shining glasses
she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
shiny black patents
a burnished brass knocker -
likely to turn out well in the future
a hopeful new singer on Broadway
the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career
had a bright future in publishing -
not made dim or less bright
surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed
undimmed headlights -
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
smart children talk earlier than the average
some children are brighter in one subject than another -
splendid
a bright moment in history
the bright stars of stage and screen
the bright pageantry of court -
having lots of light either natural or artificial
a stage bright with spotlights
the room was bright and airy -
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
a bright sunlit room
the sun was bright and hot -
clear and sharp and ringing
the bright sound of the trumpet section
the brilliant sound of the trumpets
How To Use bright In A Sentence
- The brightly colored outfits may be made of either cotton or such dressy fabrics as velvet, satin, and lamé.
- A letter to his wife in 1847 tells of a visit to the Brights at Rochdale; how 'John and I discorded in our views not a little', and how 'I shook peaceable Brightdom as with Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies
- Likewise, it was ixnay on the ommentcay when asked about reports that former show exec producer Nigel Lythgoe is returning triumphant to the show after having been pushed aside a couple of seasons back when that was their Really Bright Idea for jump-starting "Idol" and revving up ratings. 'D.C. Cupcakes' will get second season; only Ryan Seacrest certain on 'Idol'
- Yet this was all alive, in silver-gray, white, black, greens deep or bright and asparkle with remnant raindrops. The Boat of a Million Years
- What you want to do is minimise dark circles and brighten the eye area. Times, Sunday Times
- Predators have been observed to avoid attacking brightly coloured species.
- Black color is sentimentally bad but, every black board makes the students life bright. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- The image is generally a thing of beauty with colours brightly and faithfully rendered.
- I do not remember too much about Earl except that he must not have been too bright because he was wearing a black-and-white mackinaw - a heavy coat - in the summer.
- Though her color palette has brightened over the years and animal heads have shrunk a bit from cartoonish proportions of earlier years, her distinctive style soft paintings she calls "cutes" and her choice of subject NYT > Home Page
