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Definition of: bright
(brīt) adjective
1. Emitting or reflecting much light; shining; sparkling.
2. Possessing or showing quick intelligence or sparkling wit; quick-witted.
3. Full of or marked by gladness, prosperity, or hope; cheery; auspicious.
4. Illustrious; glorious.
5. Of brilliant color; clear and transparent.
6. Resplendent with excellence or beauty.
7. Watchful; alert.
—adverb Brightly: The moon shines bright.
—noun Poetic Brilliancy; splendor; brightness. [OE beorht, briht]
—bright′ly adverb Synonyms (adj.): beaming, brilliant, burnished, cheerful, cheering, cheery, effulgent, flashing, gleaming, glorious, glowing, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, shining, sparkling, splendid, sunny, sunshiny. See CHEERFUL, CLEVER, FRESH, HAPPY, INTELLIGENT, VIVID. Compare LIGHT. Antonyms: See synonyms under DARK.
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