bright

Meaning

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

Noun

1. Brightness, glow.
2. Glory, splendour.
3. 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. In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
2. Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
3. Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.

Verb

1. Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
2. 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. Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹaɪt/

Etymology

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).

Sentences

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