Bright Morning Extra Examples Braɪt Eyes Cheerful Sun

• bright light/sunshine
• a bright room
• her eyes were bright with tears.
• a bright morning (= with the sun shining)

bright

1. full of light; shining strongly
• bright light/sunshine
• a bright room
• Her eyes were bright with tears.
• a bright morning (= with the sun shining)
• All of these stars are bigger and brighter than our sun.

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• The following morning dawned bright and warm.
• The morning was quite bright, but it clouded over in the afternoon.
• The morning was reasonably bright.
• The offices are going to be bright and airy.
• The sky was still bright in the west.
• The sun shone bright and hot.
2. strong and easy to see
• I like bright colours.
• a bright yellow dress
• Jack's face turned bright red.
• This colour is a bit bright, isn't it ?

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• a bright tie
• The white feathers looked surprisingly bright.
3. giving reason to believe that good things will happen; likely to be successful
• This young musician has a bright future.
• Prospects for the coming year look bright.
• a bright start to the week

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• The factory's future now looks bright.
• The war dimmed hopes of a rising market after a bright start to the year.
4. intelligent; quick to learn
• the brightest pupil in the class
• Do you have any bright ideas (= clever ideas)?

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• Ms Newman is bright, opinionated and decisive.
• Thomas is an exceptionally bright boy.
• a really bright child
• She's probably the brightest student in the class.
5. cheerful and lively
• His eyes were bright and excited.
• She gave me a bright smile.
• Why are you so bright and cheerful today?
• His face was bright with excitement.

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• Her timid eyes grew bright and she looked ready to venture on.
• He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy.
6. very early in the morning
• You're up bright and early today!
7. intelligent and quick to understand
8. the excitement of city life
• Although he grew up in the country, he's always had a taste for the bright lights.
9. a lively and intelligent person, especially somebody young
• Some bright spark (= stupid person) left the tap running all night.
10. a good or pleasant part of something that is unpleasant or bad in all other ways
• The win last week was the only bright spot in their last ten games.
• The birth of my son was the one bright spot in a terrible year.
11. to be cheerful or positive about a bad situation, for example by thinking only of the advantages and not the disadvantages
• Look on the bright side. You managed to do more than I did.

Word Origin

• Old English beorht, of Germanic origin.