bright
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
the sun was bright and hot
Related & opposite
- dull antonym
- luminosity attribute
- brightness derivation
- gleaming similar to
- aglowp similar to
- aglitterp similar to
- beady similar to
- effulgent similar to
- blazing similar to
- bright as a new pennyp similar to
- brilliant similar to
- ardent similar to
- glimmery similar to
- sheeny similar to
- opalescent similar to
- lurid similar to
- noctilucent similar to
- satiny similar to
- self-luminous similar to
- shimmery similar to
- silver similar to
- twinklinga similar to
Sense 2 adverb
with brightness
the stars shone brilliantly
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
having striking color
bright dress
Related & opposite
- brightness derivation
- luster derivation
- chroma derivation
- colorful similar to
Sense 4 adjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
some children are brighter in one subject than another
Related & opposite
- smartness derivation
- intelligent similar to
Sense 5 adjective
having lots of light either natural or artificial
the room was bright and airy
Related & opposite
- luminosity derivation
- light similar to
Sense 6 adjective
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
bright silver candlesticks
Related & opposite
- radiancy derivation
- shininess derivation
- luminosity derivation
- polished similar to
Sense 7 adjective
splendid
the bright stars of stage and screen
Related & opposite
- glorious similar to
Sense 8 adjective
not made dim or less bright
undimmed headlights
Related & opposite
- dimmed antonym
- luminosity derivation
Sense 9 adjective
clear and sharp and ringing
the bright sound of the trumpet section
Related & opposite
- luster derivation
- reverberant similar to
Sense 10 adjective
characterized by happiness or gladness
bright faces
Related & opposite
- happy similar to
Sense 11 adjective
full or promise
had a bright future in publishing
Related & opposite
- smartness derivation
- aspirant derivation
- hopefulness derivation
- auspicious similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | dull |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | luminosity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brightness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | gleaming |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | aglowp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | aglitterp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | beady |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | effulgent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | blazing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bright as a new pennyp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | brilliant |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ardent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | glimmery |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sheeny |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | opalescent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lurid |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | noctilucent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | satiny |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | self-luminous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | shimmery |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | silver |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | twinklinga |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | bright |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | brilliant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | brightness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chroma |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | colorful |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | smartness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | intelligent |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | luminosity |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | light |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiancy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shininess |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | luminosity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | polished |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | glorious |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | dimmed |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | luminosity |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | reverberant |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | happy |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | smartness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | aspirant |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | hopefulness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | auspicious |