Bright
Bright ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb
See Brite, v. i.
Bright ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Old English briht, Anglo-Saxon beorht, briht; akin to Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht, Icelandic bjartr, Gothic baírhts. r94.]
1.
Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
The sun was bright o'erhead.
The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.
The public places were as bright as at noonday.
2.
Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
From the brightest wines
He 'd turn abhorrent.
3.
Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky.
4.
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
5.
Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
Be bright and jovial among your guests.
6.
Illustrious; glorious.
In the brightest annals of a female reign.
7.
Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on.
8.
Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.
Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.
Collocations (2)
bright side , the positive or favorable aspects of a situation.
to look on the bright side , to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.
Bright , noun
Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]
Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear.
Bright , adverb
Brightly. — Chaucer
I say it is the moon that shines so bright.