bright

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

• The sky was remarkably bright and blue on that beautiful summer day.

Of light: brilliant, intense.

• Could you please dim the light? It’s far too bright.

Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.

Of a place: not dark; well-lit.

• It was said that the Irish whom [Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of] Feversham had let loose were marching on London and massacring every man, woman, and child on the road. At one in the morning the drums of the militia beat to arms. […] Before tw

Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.

• [H]e felt the influence of the bright sky, and looked up smiling into its deep unfathomable blue.
• Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.

Clearly apparent; conspicuous.figuratively

• They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he wa

Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.figuratively

• Her step was quick; her eye piercing, and of the brightest blue; […]

Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.figuratively

• The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen.

Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.figuratively

Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.figuratively

Brightness, glow.archaicliterary

• Thee Father firſt they ſung Omnipotent, / […] when thou ſhad'ſt / The full blaze of thy beams, and through a cloud / Drawn round about thee like a radiant Shrine, / Dark with exceſſive bright thy ſkirts appeer, / Yet dazle Heav'n, […]

Glory, splendour.archaicfigurativelyliterary

Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.in-plural

A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.

• Brights constitute 60% of American scientists, and a stunning 93% of those scientists good enough to be elected to the elite National Academy of Sciences (equivalent to Fellows of the Royal Society) are brights.

An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.literaryoften

Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.figuratively

Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.archaicfiguratively

Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.UKdialectaltransitive

Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.UKdialectalfiguratively

• Toward Mid-day he [the Sun] brighteth the Air into a chearful Saphir, and guildeth the Borders of the very Clouds with a coſtly limbus.

Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.UKalsodialectal

• Day brighteth at the smile o' her and yea, He hath aplanted full o' seed for harvesting by thy loving.