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bright

Clever, as used in England, especially implies an aptitude for study or learning, and for excellent tho not preeminent mental achievement. The early New England usage as implying simple and weak good nature has largely affected the use of the word throughout the United States, where it has never been much in favor. Smart, indicating dashing ability, is now coming to have a suggestion of unscrupulousness, similar to that of the word sharp, which makes its use a doubtful compliment. The discriminating use of such words as able, gifted, talented, etc., is greatly preferable to an excessive use of the word clever. Compare ACUMEN; ASTUTE; POWER.

Antonyms:
awkward, bungling, clumsy, dull, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, senseless, slow, stupid, thick-headed, witless

Synonyms:
able, adroit, apt, capable, clever, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, intelligent, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented

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bright

Antonyms:
opaque, dull, dead, muddy, stupid, slow, sullen, dejected, cheerless, joyless, imbecile

Synonyms:
shining, brilliant, burnished, luminous, lucid, sparkling, limpid, clever, happy, witty, joyous, cheerful, radiant

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brightadjective

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

«the sun was bright and hot»; «a bright sunlit room»

Antonyms:
unhappy, lacklustre, mat, matte, inglorious, unintelligent, dull, unfortunate, unpolished, colourless, matted, colorless, subdued, nonresonant, lustreless, flat, inauspicious, unreverberant, dark, lusterless, soft, stupid, matt, lackluster

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
bright, brilliant, vividadjective

having striking color

«bright dress»; «brilliant tapestries»; «a bird with vivid plumage»

Antonyms:
colourless, mat, lusterless, dark, lustreless, matte, subdued, unfortunate, unreverberant, matt, stupid, lackluster, unintelligent, unpolished, unhappy, lacklustre, inglorious, matted, inauspicious, colorless, dull, soft, flat, nonresonant

Synonyms:
shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, intense, smart, smart as a whip, lifelike, superb, brilliant, lustrous, pictorial, burnished, brainy, graphic, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny
bright, smartadjective

characterized by quickness and ease in learning

«some children are brighter in one subject than another»; «smart children talk earlier than the average»

Antonyms:
matte, unintelligent, unreverberant, unhappy, nonresonant, subdued, colourless, dark, unpolished, dull, soft, matt, flat, mat, lustreless, stupid, inglorious, colorless, matted, lusterless, unfortunate, lacklustre, inauspicious, lackluster

Synonyms:
shining, promising, voguish, wise, smart, fresh, chic, brilliant, lustrous, burnished, saucy, impertinent, vivid, sassy, hopeful, undimmed, overbold, impudent, shiny
brightadjective

having lots of light either natural or artificial

«the room was bright and airy»; «a stage bright with spotlights»

Antonyms:
mat, inglorious, matte, nonresonant, unintelligent, subdued, dull, lustreless, matt, soft, lackluster, lacklustre, unhappy, inauspicious, unpolished, lusterless, flat, stupid, colourless, matted, dark, colorless, unreverberant, unfortunate

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

«bright silver candlesticks»; «a burnished brass knocker»; «she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves»; «rows of shining glasses»; «shiny black patents»

Antonyms:
lusterless, mat, dull, inglorious, subdued, dark, unfortunate, matted, unintelligent, matte, unreverberant, unhappy, lustreless, matt, lackluster, lacklustre, colorless, unpolished, stupid, soft, nonresonant, flat, colourless, inauspicious

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, glistening, shiny, undimmed, glossy, shining, glazed, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
brightadjective

splendid

«the bright stars of stage and screen»; «a bright moment in history»; «the bright pageantry of court»

Antonyms:
lackluster, lustreless, soft, unfortunate, unintelligent, colorless, unhappy, matte, unreverberant, matt, matted, flat, dark, subdued, nonresonant, lusterless, inglorious, dull, inauspicious, lacklustre, stupid, unpolished, colourless, mat

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
undimmed, brightadjective

not made dim or less bright

«undimmed headlights»; «surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed»

Antonyms:
matte, lustreless, inglorious, colorless, colourless, matt, mat, unreverberant, unfortunate, flat, nonresonant, unpolished, unintelligent, dull, unhappy, lusterless, lacklustre, soft, inauspicious, subdued, stupid, lackluster, dark, matted

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
bright, brilliantadjective

clear and sharp and ringing

«the bright sound of the trumpet section»; «the brilliant sound of the trumpets»

Antonyms:
inauspicious, lusterless, unreverberant, unfortunate, lustreless, flat, lacklustre, mat, unintelligent, subdued, lackluster, unpolished, colorless, dull, nonresonant, matted, dark, matte, matt, soft, inglorious, stupid, unhappy, colourless

Synonyms:
shining, promising, hopeful, splendid, smart, smart as a whip, superb, brilliant, lustrous, burnished, brainy, vivid, magnificent, undimmed, glorious, shiny
brightadjective

characterized by happiness or gladness

«bright faces»; «all the world seems bright and gay»

Antonyms:
unhappy, matted, lustreless, lusterless, unpolished, unfortunate, mat, subdued, nonresonant, soft, lacklustre, matte, dark, colourless, inauspicious, flat, lackluster, colorless, unreverberant, dull, stupid, matt, inglorious, unintelligent

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
bright, hopeful, promisingadverb

full or promise

«had a bright future in publishing»; «the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career»; «a hopeful new singer on Broadway»

Antonyms:
unpolished, soft, unintelligent, unfortunate, matted, inglorious, stupid, lusterless, mat, dark, subdued, matte, matt, lackluster, dull, flat, inauspicious, colorless, unhappy, nonresonant, lacklustre, colourless, lustreless, unreverberant

Synonyms:
smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, shiny, undimmed, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished
brilliantly, brightly, brightadverb

with brightness

«the stars shone brilliantly»; «the windows glowed jewel bright»

Antonyms:
dull, subdued, unreverberant, unpolished, mat, unfortunate, lusterless, inglorious, lustreless, lackluster, unhappy, inauspicious, flat, colourless, stupid, lacklustre, colorless, matt, soft, nonresonant, matte, matted, unintelligent, dark

Synonyms:
brilliantly, brightly

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brightadjective

Antonyms:
dull, lackluster, obscure, dim, opaque, murky, nebulous, dingy, tarnished, sullied

Synonyms:
luminous, gleaming, lustrous, radiant, resplendent, glistening, beaming, shimmering, phosphorescent, luciferous, luminiferous, argent, orient, dazzling, glowing, glittering, flashing, scintillating, sparkling, refulgent, effulgent, brilliant, vivid, glossy, fulgent, naif, lucent, glaring, garish, crystalline, intelligent, precocious, apt, acute, discerning, clever, smart, knowing, auspicious, propitious, illustrious, glorious

How to use bright in a sentence?

Chief Financial Officer Tim Weller:

National oil company clients in the Middle East( and) North Africa have continued to spend. Middle East is the one bright spot on the global horizon of oil and gas spend.
Rita Montoya:

Because she’s so bright, she’s very vulnerable to predators, that’s why it’s so amazing she’s made it this far in the first place.
Father Egren Gomez:

It is so fitting that we are underneath this bright sun, because what we celebrate today is the light that Trinity has within, the eternal light that has not been extinguished.
Hua Xiaomo:

It’s terrible, sometimes it’s really inconvenient. The lights aren’t bright either. It’s dark.
Chad Eliason:

Hummingbirds have bright, iridescent feathers, but if you took a hummingbird feather and smashed it into tiny pieces, you’d only see black dust. The pigment in the feathers is black, but the shapes of the melanosomes that produce that pigment are what make the colors in hummingbird feathers that we see.

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dull

intelligent, hopeful
dim

intelligent, sunny
dark

sunny, intelligent
cloudy

sunny, intelligent
stupid

intelligent, hopeful
gloomy

sunny, hopeful
unintelligent

hopeful, cheerful
slow
dreary

hopeful, cheerful
dusky

sunny, cheerful
depressing

cheerful, shining
black

dark, cheerful
murky

shining, famous
pale

shining, famous
unpromising

shining, famous
dimmed
soft

dark
somber

shining, famous
threatening

famous, vivid in color
obscure

vivid in color
depressed

vivid in color
unhappy

vivid in color
ignorant

vivid in color
dense
thick
dumb
overcast
lackluster
dismal
doleful

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dull, lifeless
tasteless; undistinctive
hidden or covered
vivid in color
hopeful, promising
shining, glowing in appearance
sunny, clear (weather)
depressing, unhappy
hazy; darkened
without hue
stupid; crazy
lack of light
discouraging, upsetting
unused, barren
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terrible, ominous
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gloomy, grim
poorly dressed; old-fashioned
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unable to speak
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bleached; used
having little effect on senses
hopeless, horrible in manner, appearance
cruel, ruthless
rough, crude (to the senses)
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calm, temperate
having one color
all the same, remaining the same
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light in color or effect
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expecting bad outcome
pale, unhealthy
behind, late
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How does the adjective bright differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of bright are brilliant, luminous, lustrous, and radiant. While all these words mean «shining or glowing with light,» bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light.

When is brilliant a more appropriate choice than bright?

While the synonyms brilliant and bright are close in meaning, brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness.

In what contexts can luminous take the place of bright?

While in some cases nearly identical to bright, luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness.

When would lustrous be a good substitute for bright?

The meanings of lustrous and bright largely overlap; however, lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without glittering.

When might radiant be a better fit than bright?

Although the words radiant and bright have much in common, radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light.

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2. bright

adjective. [‘ˈbraɪt’] having striking color.

Etymology

bright (English)
bryht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. bright

adjective. [‘ˈbraɪt’] splendid.

Etymology

bright (English)
bryht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. bright

adverb. [‘ˈbraɪt’] with brightness.

Etymology

bright (English)
bryht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. bright

adjective. [‘ˈbraɪt’] not made dim or less bright.

Etymology

bright (English)
bryht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. bright

adjective. [‘ˈbraɪt’] clear and sharp and ringing.

Etymology

bright (English)
bryht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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Antonyms for (adj) bright

Main entry: bright

Definition: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

Usage: the sun was bright and hot; a bright sunlit room

Antonyms: dull

Definition: emitting or reflecting very little light

Main entry: bright, undimmed

Definition: not made dim or less bright

Usage: undimmed headlights; surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed

Antonyms: dim, dimmed

Definition: made dim or less bright

Main entry: bright

Definition: having lots of light either natural or artificial

Usage: the room was bright and airy; a stage bright with spotlights

Antonyms: dark, darkness

Definition: absence of light or illumination

Antonyms: dark

Definition: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

Antonyms: dark

Definition: (used of color) having a dark hue

Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of comparatively great physical weight or density

Antonyms: heavy

Definition: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

Antonyms: heavy

Definition: unusually great in degree or quantity or number

Antonyms: heavy

Definition: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of great intensity or power or force

Antonyms: heavy

Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

Main entry: promising, hopeful, bright

Definition: full or promise

Usage: had a bright future in publishing; the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career; a hopeful new singer on Broadway

Main entry: bright

Definition: splendid

Usage: the bright stars of stage and screen; a bright moment in history; the bright pageantry of court

Antonyms: inglorious

Definition: not bringing honor and glory

Main entry: bright, brilliant, vivid

Definition: having striking color

Usage: bright dress; brilliant tapestries; a bird with vivid plumage

Main entry: bright

Definition: characterized by happiness or gladness

Usage: bright faces; all the world seems bright and gay

Antonyms: unhappy

Definition: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

Main entry: bright, burnished, shining, shiny, lustrous

Definition: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

Usage: bright silver candlesticks; a burnished brass knocker; she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves; rows of shining glasses; shiny black patents

Antonyms: unpolished

Definition: not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

Main entry: bright, smart

Definition: characterized by quickness and ease in learning

Usage: some children are brighter in one subject than another; smart children talk earlier than the average

Main entry: bright, brilliant

Definition: clear and sharp and ringing

Usage: the bright sound of the trumpet section; the brilliant sound of the trumpets

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