bright

bright [ braıt ] adjective ***

▸ 1 with strong color

▸ 2 full of light

▸ 3 intelligent

▸ 4 lively

▸ 5 likely to succeed

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) usually before noun bright colors are strong but not dark:

She was wearing a bright red scarf.

His eyes are bright blue.

They have used warm bright colors all through the house.

2. ) full of strong shining light:

It was a bright sunny day.

I could see a bright light in the sky.

It's nice and bright in here (=there is a lot of light).

bright sunshine/sunlight: We stood blinking in the bright sunshine.

3. ) a bright person is intelligent and usually young and likely to do well at school or in their careers:

one of the brightest students in the class

She's bright enough to know that this is a very good offer.

a ) a bright idea a clever idea. This word is often used for showing that you think an idea is stupid:

Whose bright idea was that, then?

b ) a bright spark BRITISH INFORMAL someone who is intelligent or who has a clever idea

4. ) happy and lively: CHEERFUL:

She gave him a bright smile.

His eyes were bright and hopeful.

5. ) likely to be successful: PROMISING:

I'm sure there is a very bright future for you in this company.

The team's prospects don't look very bright.

bright and early

early in the morning:

We'll be up bright and early.

bright as a button

1. ) very intelligent

2. ) very happy and lively

the bright lights

a big city where you can have an exciting life and be successful:

At eighteen she left home for the bright lights of Vegas.

a bright spot

something that is good when everything else seems bad:

The one bright spot is that they have promised to re-examine the case.

look on the bright side

to think about the good parts of a situation that is mostly bad:

Looking on the bright side, at least they only stole your car. You could have been badly hurt if you'd tried to stop them.

╾ bright|ly adverb

╾ bright|ness noun uncount