bright

CEFRA2

/ˈbɹaɪ̯t/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Giving out much light, or intelligent and cheerful.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.

Examples

  • The plant has a beautiful bright red flower.

  • The sky is clear and the sun is bright.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbɹɐɪ̯t/
  • /ˈbɹɑ̟e̝t/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of light: brilliant, intense.

  2. Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

  3. Of a place: not dark; well-lit.

More examples

In context

  • You have a bright future.

  • Could you please dim the light? It’s far too bright.

  • The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen.

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Origin

adjective

The adjective is from Middle English bright, from Old English berht, beorht, bryht, byrht, from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam, shine, whiten”). The noun is derived from Middle English bright (“brightness, brilliance; daylight; light”), from bright (adjective): see above. Cognates Cognate with Scots bricht (“bright”), Danish bjært (“bright”), Faroese and Icelandic bjartur (“bright”), Norwegian Nynorsk bjart (“bright”), Swedish bjärt (“bright”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts, “bright, clear; evident”); also Welsh berth (“beautiful, fair, fine”), Albanian bardhë (“white”), Lithuanian brėkšti (“to da...