bright
adjective
[ brʌɪt ]
• giving out or reflecting much light; shining.
• "the sun was dazzlingly bright"
Similar:
shining,
light,
brilliant,
vivid,
blazing,
dazzling,
beaming,
intense,
glaring,
sparkling,
flashing,
glittering,
scintillating,
gleaming,
glowing,
aglow,
twinkling,
flickering,
glistening,
shimmering,
illuminated,
lit,
lighted,
ablaze,
luminous,
luminescent,
radiant,
incandescent,
phosphorescent,
fluorescent,
shiny,
lustrous,
glossy,
sheeny,
polished,
varnished,
irradiant,
lucent,
effulgent,
refulgent,
fulgent,
lucid,
glistering,
coruscating,
lambent,
fulgurant,
fulgurating,
fulgurous,
• intelligent and quick-witted.
• "a bright idea"
Similar:
clever,
intelligent,
sharp,
quick-witted,
quick,
smart,
canny,
astute,
intuitive,
acute,
alert,
keen,
perceptive,
ingenious,
inventive,
resourceful,
proficient,
accomplished,
gifted,
brilliant,
brainy,
genius,
whip-smart,
• cheerful and lively.
• "at breakfast she would be persistently bright and chirpy"
Similar:
happy,
genial,
cheerful,
cheery,
jolly,
joyful,
glad,
merry,
sunny,
light-hearted,
blithe,
beaming,
vivacious,
animated,
lively,
spirited,
high-spirited,
exuberant,
ebullient,
buoyant,
effervescent,
bubbly,
bouncy,
perky,
chirpy,
chipper,
zippy,
peppy,
fresh,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
bright and breezy,
full of beans,
gay,
• (of sound) clear, vibrant, and typically high-pitched.
• "her voice is fresh and bright"
bright
adverb
• brightly.
• "a full moon shining bright"
bright
noun
• bold and vivid colours.
• "a choice of colours from pastels through to brights"
• headlights switched to full beam.
• "he turned the brights on and we drove along the dirt road"
Origin:
Old English beorht, of Germanic origin.
