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bright-red

bright-red

1 1.0
A very bright red color like fresh raspberries
  • adjective
  • /braɪt rɛd/
translation icon : rojo brillante
  • The passenger window slowly lowered, and against the darkness of the interior, he saw the mailman's milk-white face and bright-red hair.
  • turned bright-red
  • bright-red plastic
  • bright-red hair

Examples

  • She wore a bright-red dress that stood out at the party.

  • Translation: Mid-life crisis with a bright red sports car.

    Blog text (17)
  • And outside the house, she always wore bright-red shoes, candy-apple red, even in church.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Golden Dancer had a bright-red mane, blue eyes and she was gold all over with purple spots.

  • The new lines, originally developed in Maryland by Galletta, produce large, bright-red, high-quality berries.

    Academic text (1994)
  • He pushed open the bright-red lacquered door and thankfully saw that the bar was empty and sat on a stool.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • At Range Creek, there are bright-red rock-art panels and paintings of triangular anthropomorphs with animals nearby.

    Academic text (2004)
  • She sat in the stuffed chair in her room, putting on layers of lipstick until her mouth had the crooked, bright-red shape of a clown's.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The bright-red apple looked so tempting sitting in the fruit bowl.

  • The sunset painted the sky a stunning bright-red hue.

Synonyms

red
vsbright-red
1.0

A strong color like blood or tomatoes

is a specific vivid shade rather than the general color
crimson
vsbright-red
58 3.4

A deep red color with a little purple

is more purely bright without the purplish hint
scarlet
vsbright-red
35 2.3

Having a bright red color with a slight orange tinge

is equally vivid but without the noticeable orange tint
bright red
vsbright-red
26 1.0

A very strong red colour that is easy to see

is the same meaning but written as a hyphenated form
blood-red
vsbright-red
12 2.0

A deep red like the color of blood

is brighter and less dark than that intense deep hue
deep red
vsbright-red
6 2.7

A dark, strong red colour that looks rich

is brighter and more luminous rather than dark and heavy
ruby-red
vsbright-red
3 3.4

A deep bright red color like a ruby

is brighter and lighter than those deep jewel tones
cherry red
vsbright-red
1 1.6

A bright, deep red like ripe cherries

is more broadly used and slightly less fruit specific
ruby
vsbright-red
1 3.7

Having a deep red color like cherries or blood

is more brilliant and less dark than jewel tones
raspberry-red
vsbright-red
3.4

A deep red color like fresh raspberries

is a general vivid hue not limited to berry tones
carmine
vsbright-red
7.7

Having a deep red color like cherries or blood

is brighter and less deep than that pigment tone

Antonyms

8 1.0

A deep red color that is not bright

How Red

deep red
6 2.7
bright-red
1 1.0
red
1.0
pink
43 1.0

Surface Forms

bright-red positive

Morphology

bright-red = bright + red (transparent) = bright + red

Meaning is the straightforward combination of 'bright' + 'red' indicating an intense vivid red, so learners can compose the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Bright-red joins bright ('shining' or 'strong') and red ('red color'), so it gives the image of a red that seems to shine. That's why bright-red means a very vivid, intense red.