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overbright

overbright

5.0
Colors or tones that are too strong and look unnatural
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈbraɪt/
translation icon : excesivamente brillante
  • The garden was filled with overbright flowers that looked almost artificial due to their intense colors.

Examples

  • The painting was so overbright that it felt almost surreal, with colors popping out in an unnatural way.

  • An overbright picture of Jesus as the Sacred Heart hung above their bed.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • He wore an overbright shirt that distracted everyone at the party with its vivid hues.

Synonyms

vivid
vsoverbright
23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
intense
vsoverbright
16 3.4

A strong bright color that looks vivid

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
brightly-colored
vsoverbright
15 1.2

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
brilliant
vsoverbright
14 3.0

Very bright and strong in color

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
incandescent
vsoverbright
  • Literature
3 7.5

Full of strong feeling or passion

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
lurid
vsoverbright
3 7.7

Shining with a bright, unnatural, or scary light

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
dazzling
vsoverbright
2 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

is very strong and excessive in color or tone
glary
vsoverbright
6.7

Very bright and harsh light that makes it hard to see

is very strong and excessive in color or tone

Antonyms

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

10 4.2

Colors that are not bright or sounds that are not loud

How Bright

garish
16 6.7
overbright
5.0
bright
235 1.0
muted
10 4.2

Surface Forms

overbright positive

Morphology

overbright = bright (transparent) = over + bright

Standard use of 'over-' to intensify the colour/brightness meaning of 'bright'.

Etymology

Overbright combines over- ('too much') and bright ('full of colour or light'), like when a photo has too much colour. So overbright describes colours that are 'too vivid' and look unnatural.