BRIGHT
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Bright (&unr_;), v. i. See Brite, v. i.
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Bright (&unr_;), a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. baírhts. √94.] 1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
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The sun was bright o'erhead.
Longfellow.
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The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.
Drake.
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The public places were as bright as at noonday.
Macaulay.
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2. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
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From the brightest wines
He 'd turn abhorrent.
Thomson.
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3. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
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Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky.
Parnell.
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4. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
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5. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
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Be bright and jovial among your guests.
Shak.
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6. Illustrious; glorious.
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In the brightest annals of a female reign.
Cotton.
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7. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
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That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on.
I. Watts.
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8. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
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Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.
Pope.
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&hand_; Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.
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bright side the positive or favorable aspects of a situation. -- to look on the bright side to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.
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Syn. -- Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.
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Bright, n. Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]
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Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear.
Milton.
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Bright, adv. Brightly. Chaucer.
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I say it is the moon that shines so bright.
Shak.
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