bright
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiantEmitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
» A bright idea occurred to me.
Мне в голову пришла блестящая идея.
Мне пришла в голову блестящая идея.
Мне в голову пришла гениальная мысль.
Мені в голову прийшла блискуча ідея.
Meaning
26 sensesEmitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
The sky was remarkably bright and blue on that beautiful summer day.
glänzend, hell, strahlend
я́ркийjárkij, я́сныйjásnyj, све́тлыйsvétlyj
яскра́вийjaskrávyj, сві́тлийsvítlyj
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
Of light: brilliant, intense.
Could you please dim the light? It’s far too bright.
Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
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.
(figuratively)Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
(figuratively)Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
(figuratively)Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen.
(figuratively)Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
(figuratively)Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
(figuratively)Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
(figuratively)Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
Examples
772 sentencesA bright idea occurred to me.
Мені в голову прийшла блискуча ідея.
ruМне в голову пришла блестящая идея.
They painted their house bright yellow.
Вони пофарбували свій будинок у яскраво-жовтий колір.
deSie strichen ihr Haus hellgelb.
The moon was bright last night.
Минулої ночі місяць світив яскраво.
ruЛуна была яркой прошлой ночью.
Tom is an extremely bright man.
Том надзвичайно розумна людина.
I think that Tom is bright.
Я думаю, що Том розумний.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is from Middle English bright, from Old English berht, beorht, bryht, byrht,The adjective is from Middle English bright, from Old English berht, beorht, bryht, byrht, from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam, shine, whiten”).
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Forms
brighter, brightestSynonyms
111 synonyms- likely to turn out well in the future:hopefulpromising
- having strong or striking color:brilliantvivid
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning:smart
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow:burnishedlustrousshiningshiny
- clear and sharp and ringing:brilliant
- not made dim or less bright:undimmed
Antonyms
214 antonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- is a bright
- bright red
- a bright future
- is very bright
- a bright kid
- bright boy
- a bright boy
- bright kid
- bright future
- a bright student
- a bright guy
- a very bright