bright

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
The is from, from , from , from , ultimately from.

The is derived from, from : see above.

The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
 * 2) Of light: brilliant, intense.
 * 3) Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
 * 4) Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
 * 5) 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.
 * 6) Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
 * 7) Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
 * 8) Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
 * 9) Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
 * 10) Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
 * 11) Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
 * 12) Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated;  of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
 * 13) Glorious; illustrious.
 * 14) In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
 * 15) Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
 * 16) Of a person: lively, vivacious.
 * 17) Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
 * 18) Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
 * 19) Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
 * 20) Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
 * 21) Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
 * 22) Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
 * 23)  Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
 * 24)  Of a note: slightly sharp.
 * 25)  Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
 * 1) Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
 * 2) Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
 * 3) Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated;  of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
 * 4) Glorious; illustrious.
 * 5) In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
 * 6) Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
 * 7) Of a person: lively, vivacious.
 * 8) Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
 * 9) Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
 * 10) Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
 * 11) Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
 * 12) Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
 * 13) Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
 * 14)  Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
 * 15)  Of a note: slightly sharp.
 * 16)  Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
 * 1) Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
 * 2) Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
 * 3) Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
 * 4) Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
 * 5) Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
 * 6)  Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
 * 7)  Of a note: slightly sharp.
 * 8)  Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
 * 1) Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
 * 2) Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
 * 3)  Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
 * 4)  Of a note: slightly sharp.
 * 5)  Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
 * 1) Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
 * 2) Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
 * 3)  Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
 * 4)  Of a note: slightly sharp.
 * 5)  Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
 * 1)  Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.

Translations

 * Arabic: لَامِع, نَيِّر, سَاطِع
 * Egyptian Arabic: منور, لامع, نير
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: яҡты, асыҡ, баҙыҡ, сағыу
 * Belarusian: ,
 * Bengali:
 * Brunei Malay: tarang
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Chamicuro: tsenewa
 * Chechen: къегина
 * Cherokee: ᎤᏍᎪᏍᏗ
 * Chinese:
 * Literary Chinese: 皞
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Cornish: spladn, splann
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: funklende, ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Evenki: ңэрипчу
 * Faroese: bjartur
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: კაშკაშა, ელვარე
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃
 * Greek:, ,
 * Ancient: λαμπρός, φιαρός, φωτεινός
 * Guaraní: hesakã
 * Hebrew:, בהירה
 * Hindi:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, , ,
 * Ilocano: nalawag, naraniag
 * Ingush: къаьга
 * Interlingua: brillante
 * Irish:, geal, gléineach, spéiriúil, lonrach
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kapampangan: masala
 * Kazakh: жарқын
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: بریقەدار
 * Kyrgyz:, ,
 * Latgalian: gaišs, spūdrys
 * Latin: lucidus
 * Latvian: gaišs, spilgts, spožs
 * Lithuanian: ryškus, šviesus
 * Lubuagan Kalinga: mampadcha
 * Luxembourgish: blénkeg, fénkeleg, hell
 * Macedonian: светол
 * Malay:
 * Manchu: ᡤᡝᠩᡤᡳᠶᡝᠨ, ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠨ
 * Manx: sullyr
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: knall-
 * Occitan: ,
 * Old English:
 * Ossetian: ирд
 * Ottoman Turkish: چیل
 * Persian:, ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Sanskrit: ,
 * Scots: bricht
 * Scottish Gaelic: soilleir
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: светао, свијетао
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: jasný, svetlý
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: maliwanag
 * Tajik:
 * Telugu:
 * Tocharian B: lakᵤtse
 * Tupinambá: endypuk
 * Turkish: ,
 * Tuwali Ifugao: hiy'o
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Urdu: چمکیلا, روشن, اججول
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Waray-Waray: mahayag, masuna
 * Welsh:
 * Yagnobi: рахшин
 * Yakut: сырдык
 * Yiddish: העל, ליכטיק
 * Zazaki: rosnayi


 * Portuguese:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Burmese:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: livlig, munter
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: ხასხასა, ცოცხალი, მკვეთრი
 * German:
 * Icelandic: bjart,, björt,
 * Interlingua: vive
 * Irish: glé
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Lithuanian: gyvybingas, ryškus
 * Maori: kita
 * Norwegian: livlig,
 * Bokmål: knall-
 * Persian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scots: bricht
 * Scottish Gaelic: soilleir
 * Slovak: živý
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Vietnamese: ;
 * Zazaki: rowsan


 * Czech:
 * Danish: munter
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Icelandic:, hýr
 * Irish: grianmhar
 * Italian:, ,
 * Luxembourgish:
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Scots: bricht
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Zazaki:


 * Arabic: مُسْتَنِير
 * Egyptian Arabic: مستنير
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: аҡыллы, зирәк, башлы
 * Belarusian: здо́льны
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kvik, opvakt
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Guaraní: katupyry
 * Icelandic:, greindur,
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: intelligente
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: زیرەک
 * Lithuanian: gudrus, protingas
 * Luxembourgish: brillant, intelligent
 * Macedonian: бистар
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, , ,
 * Nynorsk: dyktig, intelligent, klok, oppvakt
 * Persian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, )
 * Scots: bricht
 * Scottish Gaelic: geur, tuigseach, toinisgeil
 * Slovak: bystrý
 * Slovene: brihten, inteligenten
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: matalino
 * Telugu: తెలివైన
 * Tupinambá: akangatu
 * Vietnamese:, , ,
 * Waray-Waray: baltok
 * Zazaki: zerq


 * Guaraní: (h),  (h)
 * Indonesian:, ,
 * Interlingua: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Tupinambá: (s),  (s)

Noun

 * 1) Brightness, glow.
 * 2)  Glory, splendour.
 * 3)  Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
 * 4) A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
 * 5)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1) A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
 * 2)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
 * 1)  An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

Etymology 2
From, from , , ultimately from ; see further at etymology 1.

Adverb

 * 1)  In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
 * 2) Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
 * 3)  Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.
 * 1)  Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.

Etymology 3
From, from , probably from (see further at etymology 1) +. Later uses of the word are probably also derived from the adjective.

Verb

 * 1)  Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
 * 2)  Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
 * 3)  Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
 * 1)  Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
 * 1)  Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.