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Word bright
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / braɪt / NAmE / braɪt /
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  • bright light/sunshine
  • a bright room
  • her eyes were bright with tears.
  • a bright morning (= with the sun shining)
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bright

(adjective)BrE / braɪt / NAmE / braɪt /
  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)
  2. strong and easy to see
    • I like bright colours.
    • a bright yellow dress
    • Jack's face turned bright red.
    • a bright yellow dress
    • The sky was a brilliant blue.
    • His eyes were a vivid green.
    • The room was decorated in vibrant blues and greens.
  3. cheerful and lively
    • See related entries: Energetic
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/energetic/bright_1
    • 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.
  4. intelligent; quick to learn
    • the brightest pupil in the class
    • Do you have any bright ideas (= clever ideas)?
    • He’s a highly intelligent man.
    • She asked a lot of intelligent questions.
    • She’s smarter than her brother.
    • That was a smart career move.
    • How clever of you to work it out!
    • He’s too clever by half, if you ask me.
    • Clever boy/girl!
    • He’s a brilliant young scientist.
    • She’s probably the brightest student in the class.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. very early in the morning
    • You're up bright and early today!
  8. intelligent and quick to understand
  9. the excitement of city life
    • Although he grew up in the country, he's always had a taste for the bright lights.
  10. a lively and intelligent person, especially somebody young
    • Some bright spark (= stupid person) left the tap running all night.
  11. to be cheerful or positive about a bad situation, for example by thinking only of the advantages and not the disadvantages
  12. Extra Examples

    • Her timid eyes grew bright and she looked ready to venture on.
    • Ms Newman is bright, opinionated and decisive.
    • The factory’s future now looks bright.
    • 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.
    • The white feathers looked surprisingly bright.
    • Thomas is an exceptionally bright boy.
    • a really bright child
    • He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy.
    • Look on the bright side. You managed to do more than I did.
    • She’s probably the brightest student in the class.
    • Some bright spark left the tap running all night.
    • The war dimmed hopes of a rising market after a bright start to the year.
    • This young musician has a bright future.
    • a bright morning
    • a bright tie

    Word Origin

    • Old English beorht, of Germanic origin.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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