bright

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
2. Of light: brilliant, intense.
3. Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
4. Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
5. 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.
6. (figuratively) Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
7. (figuratively) Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
8. (figuratively) Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
9. (figuratively) Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
10. (figuratively) Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
11. (figuratively) Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
12. (figuratively) Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
13. (figuratively) Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
14. (figuratively) Glorious; illustrious.
15. (figuratively) In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
16. (figuratively) Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
17. (figuratively) Of a person: lively, vivacious.
18. (figuratively) Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
19. (figuratively) Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
20. (figuratively) Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
21. (figuratively) Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
22. (archaic, figuratively) Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
23. (archaic, figuratively) Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
24. (figuratively) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
25. (figuratively) Of a note: slightly sharp.
26. Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.

Noun

1. (archaic, literary) Brightness, glow.
2. (archaic, figuratively, literary) Glory, splendour.
3. (in-plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
4. A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
5. An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

Adv

1. (literary, often) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
2. (figuratively) Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
3. (archaic, figuratively) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.

Verb

1. (British, dialectal, transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
2. (British, dialectal, figuratively, transitive) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
3. (British, also, dialectal, figuratively, intransitive) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.

Conceptos

brillante

claro

luminoso

vivo

resplandeciente

magnífico

inteligente

resplandor

alegre

vívido

brillar

lucio

expresivo

lustroso

limpio

liso

listo

bellísimo

genial

luz

distinto

perspicaz

radiante

sabio

soberbio

despierto

riente

😆

fulgurante

animado

regocijado

reluciente

comprensible

grandioso

jovial

límpido

Opuesto a

dull, blissed out, blissful, cock-a-hoop, content, delighted, ecstatic, elated, excited, exultant, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, jovial, joyful, on cloud nine, overjoyed, over the moon, pacific, perky, placated, pleased, satisfied, thrilled, tickled pink, triumphant, intelligent, super, supernaturalist

Sinónimos

shining

clear

brilliant

light

intelligent

shiny

clever

luminous

radiant

splendid

vivid

lustrous

smart

sharp

cheerful

glorious

brightly

pure

clean

white

glowing

glossy

polished

shine

lively

brilliantly

glittering

gleaming

quick-witted

resplendent

blazing

shrewd

sunny

☀️

dazzling

lucid

fine

ingenious

fair

sparkling

beautiful

beaming

glaring

keen

incandescent

burnished

gorgeous

wise

obvious

lovely

radiantly

Traducciones

hell

brillant

brillante

clair

helder

lumineux

brilhante

claro

luisant

luminoso

intelligent

leuchtend

glänzend

vif

brillant

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/bɹaɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: bright

Heredado de inglés antiguo: beorht

Cognado con albanés: bardhë

Cognado con neerlandés: brecht

Cognado con islandés: bjartur

Cognado con lituano: brekšta

Cognado con irlandés medio: brafad

Cognado con noruego: bjart

Cognado con persa: برازیدن

Cognado con lorí septentrional: بڵێز

Cognado con ruso: бре́зжить

Cognado con sánscrito: भ्राजते

Cognado con escocés: bricht

Cognado con galés: berth

Heredado de inglés medio: brighte

Heredado de inglés antiguo: breohte

Heredado de inglés medio: brighten

Heredado de inglés antiguo: beorhtian

In summary

The adjective is from Middle English bright, from Old English beorht, from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine, to gleam, whiten”).
The noun is derived from Middle English bright (“brightness, brilliance; daylight; light”), from bright (adjective): see above.
The English word is cognate with Albanian bardhë (“white”), Dutch brecht (in personal names), Icelandic bjartur (“bright”), Lithuanian brekšta (“to dawn”), Middle Irish brafad (“blink of an eye”), Norwegian bjart (“bright, clear, shining”), Persian برازیدن (barâzidan, “to beautify; to befit”), Northern Luri بڵێز (bełız, “blaze”) Russian бре́зжить (brézžitʹ, “to dawn; to flicker faintly, glimmer; (figuratively) of a hope, thought, etc.: to begin to manifest, emerge”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate), Scots bricht (“bright”), Welsh berth (“beautiful, fair, fine”) (obsolete).

Oraciones

It seemed such a little thing , so bright and small and still .

Parecía una cosa tan pequeña, tan brillante y pequeña y quieta.

One can imagine these two , covered with sand , running up the little street in the bright sunlight .

Uno puede imaginar estos dos, cubiertos de arena, corriendo por la pequeña calle a la brillante luz del sol.

Crystals are of frequent occurrence and they usually have very bright and smooth faces .

Next to a bright red couch , a gray wall will appear distinctly greenish .

Junto a un sofá rojo brillante, una pared gris aparecerá claramente verdosa.