bright
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (transferred senses, figuratively)Examples: "They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder."figuratively
2. (transferred senses, figuratively)Examples: "Her step was quick; her eye piercing, and of the brightest blue; […]"figuratively
3. (transferred senses, figuratively)Examples: "The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen."; "Here the bright crocus and blue vi'let glow; / Here weſtern winds on breathing roſes blow."; "Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines."figuratively
4. (transferred senses, figuratively)figuratively
5. (transferred senses, figuratively)figuratively
6. (transferred senses, figuratively)figuratively
noun (English)
1. (archaic or literary)Examples: "Thee Father firſt they ſung Omnipotent, / […] when thou ſhad'ſt / The full blaze of thy beams, and through a cloud / Drawn round about thee like a radiant Shrine, / Dark with exceſſive bright thy ſkirts appeer, / Yet dazle Heav'n, […]"archaicliterary
2. (archaic or literary)archaicfigurativelyliterary
3. (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.in-plural
4. (painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
adv (English)
1. (often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.literaryoften
2. (figuratively)figuratively
3. (figuratively)archaicfiguratively
verb (English)
1. (transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.Synonyms: enlighten, light, alight, belight, beshine, bright, enlighten, fireBritishdialectaltransitive
2. (transitive, figuratively) 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.Examples: "Toward Mid-day he [the Sun] brighteth the Air into a chearful Saphir, and guildeth the Borders of the very Clouds with a coſtly limbus."Synonyms: embrighten, enliven, delight, gladden, please, animate, arouse, awakenBritishdialectalfigurativelytransitive
3. (intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.Examples: "Day brighteth at the smile o' her and yea, He hath aplanted full o' seed for harvesting by thy loving."Britishalsodialectalfigurativelyintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary