bright

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   full or promise

   had a bright future in publishing

2. 2
   adj

   having lots of light either natural or artificial

   the room was bright and airy

3. 3
   adj

   emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

   the sun was bright and hot

4. 4
   adj

   having striking color

   bright dress

5. 5
   adj

   splendid

   the bright stars of stage and screen

6. 6
   adj

   characterized by happiness or gladness

   bright faces

7. 7
   adj

   characterized by quickness and ease in learning

   some children are brighter in one subject than another

8. 8
   adj

   clear and sharp and ringing

   the bright sound of the trumpet section

Etymology

The adjective is from Middle English bright, from Old English beorht, from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine, to gleam, whiten”). The noun is derived from Middle English bright (“brightness, brilliance; daylight; light”), from bright (adjective): see above. The English word is cognate with Albanian bardhë (“white”), Dutch brecht (in personal names), Icelandic bjartur (“bright”), Lithuanian brekšta (“to dawn”), Middle Irish brafad (“blink of an eye”), Norwegian bjart (“bright, clear, shining”), Persian بر…