bright
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1.0
- adjective
- /braɪt/
:
vivo
- She wore a bright yellow dress that stood out in the crowd.
- bright colors
- bright red
- bright yellow
OK, let's have a look that's bright, those bright colours.
- OK, let's have a look that's bright, those bright colours.
- So that could be painless bright red blood on the tissue paper.
- The bright pink to go with our bright pink cheeks.
- Like really warm tones, bright, fun, poppy.
- Only people who wear bright clothes and dye their hair.
Examples
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Here in the open, the wind blew strongly, sending bright leaves spinning around us.
Fiction book (1990) -
But I must say, the colors look very, very bright, really bright.
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Look at how pretty, how bright pink that new growth is.
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It's a really lovely kind of bright orange, I guess.
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- And she would wear bright colors.
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But I like the bright colors best.
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The ladies stood out in their bright clothes and silly hats.
Academic text (2011) -
But this is basically a really bright fuchsia pink.
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The beautiful, springlike countryside full of bright flowers and new grass was gone, stripped clean.
Fiction book (1990) -
When she discovered Emma's love of beautiful materials and bright colors, she indulged them shamelessly.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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3.6
Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention
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3.0
Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice
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3.4
A strong bright color that looks vivid
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1.2
A thing that has strong, vivid colors
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3.0
Very bright and strong in color
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7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
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1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
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7.5
Full of strong feeling or passion
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4.1
Very bright light that makes it hard to see
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3.1
So bright that it is hard to see
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3.8
A very bright light that hurts your eyes
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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7.4
A new, flashy thing that attracts attention but has little real use
- Jargon
A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bright comes from the old English beorht, meaning 'shining'. A 'bright' color is one that seems to 'shine' or stand out, so it is easy to notice.