brightly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈbraɪtli/
:
brillantemente
- The sun was shining brightly in the clear blue sky.
- brightly colored
- brightly painted
- brightly lit
You know, it it doesn't really show up as brightly as I was hoping anyway.
- You know, it it doesn't really show up as brightly as I was hoping anyway.
- She approached his car, her hands deep in the pockets of her brightly striped long coat.
- And this felt sense of our shared being shines more, more more brightly in the relationship.
- So I created a, a scene that had a trans light in the back that was lit extremely brightly.
- But they create a violent environment where gas moves close to the speed of light and therefore shines very brightly, much more than any other source in the sky.
- They tend to notice subtleties that others miss, another person's shift in mood, or a light bulb burning a touch too brightly.
Examples
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Stay connected to your beautiful humanity and keep your light shining as brightly as you can.
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The houses were all large and high and, almost without exception, brightly lit and beckoning.
Fiction book (1990) -
O Holy night, the stars brightly shining.
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No one could possibly shine more brightly in the sun.
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The light of human rights and democracy does not often shine brightly in the Middle East today.
Academic text (1992) -
Dear Mother, Today the sun shines brightly and it is brazen hot.
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Our cab stopped in front of a high mansion brightly lit in white, angelic light.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Well," spoke the girl unexpectedly, her large dark eyes shining brightly in the surrounding darkness.
Fiction book (1991) -
But I need you to shine your light as brightly as you can so that I can pick up a glimmer of who I can become.
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As Jobber watched, Lirrel's form began to shine more brightly, until Jobber was blinded by its brilliance.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.3
Shining with a very bright, strong light
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5.2
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
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2.5
In a happy, friendly way
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3.5
Shows lively energy and bright color
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3.6
In a bright, happy way that shows great joy
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5.3
In a very bright and impressive way
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2.4
Using many bright colors so it is easy to notice
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5.3
In a very bright or very fast way
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5.3
In a way that gives off bright light
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7.7
Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face
In a very bright, clear way
In a way that shines brightly or looks very good
In a way that shines with many small bright flashes of light
In a way that shines or sparkles to attract attention
A person smiles in a bright, happy way
In a happy way without worry
In a way that glows with very bright neon colors
Antonyms
Compounds
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word brightly starts with bright, which means 'shining' or 'full of light', and ends with -ly, which turns it into 'in a ... way'. So, to smile brightly is to smile 'in a shining, happy way', and lights that shine brightly give a lot of light.