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Bright

adjective

1.

Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts. "A bright sunlit room"

2.

Having striking color. Synonyms: brilliant, vivid. "Brilliant tapestries" , "A bird with vivid plumage"

3.

Characterized by quickness and ease in learning. Synonym: smart. "Smart children talk earlier than the average"

4.

Having lots of light either natural or artificial. "A stage bright with spotlights"

5.

Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. Synonyms: burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny. "A burnished brass knocker" , "She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves" , "Rows of shining glasses" , "Shiny black patents"

6.

Splendid. "A bright moment in history" , "The bright pageantry of court"

7.

Not made dim or less bright. Synonym: undimmed. "Surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"

8.

Clear and sharp and ringing. Synonym: brilliant. "The brilliant sound of the trumpets"

9.

Characterized by happiness or gladness. "All the world seems bright and gay"

10.

Full or promise. Synonyms: hopeful, promising. "The scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" , "A hopeful new singer on Broadway"

adverb

1.

With brightness. Synonyms: brightly, brilliantly. "The windows glowed jewel bright"

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"Bright" Quotes from Famous Books

... which my wayward fate forced me to pass; think not, that, in condemning the unfeeling texture of the human heart, I forget the spring from whence flow an the comforts I enjoy: oh no! I look up to you as to bright constellations, gathering new splendours from the surrounding darkness; but ah! whilst I adore the benignant rays that cheered and illumined my heart, I mourn that their influence cannot extend to all the ...

— Charlotte Temple • Susanna Rowson

... my coney,[327] my bird so bright of ble:[328] Sweetheart, I say, all hail to thee! How do our loves? be they fast asleep? Or the old ...

— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II • Robert Dodsley

... the will of Allah," he said in a low voice. In another moment we had descended the steps, Selim walking between us. The coachman was standing at the horses' heads in the light of the bright carriage lamps. Balsamides entered the carriage first, then I made Selim get in, and last of all I took my seat and ...

— Paul Patoff • F. Marion Crawford

... contemplating with bent brow and abstracted gaze some old Runic characters, traced upon the carved surface of a brass and silver shield, full five feet high, which rested against the side of the tent. The light of the lamp falling upon the polished surface of the weapon—rendered doubly bright by the dark skins behind it—was reflected back upon the figure of the Goth chief. It glowed upon his ample cuirass; it revealed his firm lips, slightly curled by an expression of scornful triumph; it displayed the grand, muscular formation of his arm, which ...

— Antonina • Wilkie Collins

... result did not disappoint Von Reichenbach's expectations. Whithersoever Miss Reichel turned her eyes, she saw masses of flame. This appearance manifested itself most about recent graves. About very old ones it was not visible. She described the appearance as resembling less bright flame than fiery vapour, something between fog and flame. In several instances, the light extended four feet in height above the ground. When Miss Reichel placed her hand in it, it seemed to her ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 • Various

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