Antonyms for bright
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : brahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : braɪt |
- aboveboard
- bad
- black
- bland
- boring
- calm
- cloudy
- dark
- depressed
- depressing
- dim
- doleful
- dreary
- dull
- dusky
- gloomy
- horrible
- ignorant
- indistinct
- kind
- lifeless
- light
- low
- mild
- moderate
- murky
- normal
- obscure
- pale
- pastel
- plain
- slow
- somber
- stupid
- tasteless
- threatening
- typical
- unaware
- unhappy
- unintelligent
- unpromising
- unstylish
Definition of bright
Origin :- Old English bryht, by metathesis from beorht "bright; splendid; clear-sounding; beautiful; divine," from Proto-Germanic *berhta- "bright" (cf. Old Saxon berht, Old Norse bjartr, Old High German beraht, Gothic bairhts "bright"), from PIE root *bhereg- "to gleam, white" (cf. Sanskrit bhrajate "shines, glitters," Lithuanian breksta "to dawn," Welsh berth "bright, beautiful"). Meaning "quick-witted" is from 1741.
- adj shining, glowing in appearance
- adj sunny, clear (weather)
- adj intelligent
- adj hopeful, promising
- adj cheerful
- adj famous, outstanding
- adj vivid in color
- He gazed on the bright landscape, as if it had been the countenance of a friend.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Some of these bright beings are speaking, and others are silent.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- They were clothed in bright garments, with garlands on their heads.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The bright eyes burned at him for a moment longer out of the shadow.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- They had burned their way into his dreams with a bright insistence.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- What wonder, then, that Andrew began to see the world through a bright mist?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- His look was bright and thoughtful and his bearing attractive.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- It was now a bright rectangle filled with moonlight and quite empty.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright must have been disappointed in this 'young man from the country.'
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- To-day the basin of the Luxembourg is bright with little boats.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
Synonyms for bright
- ablaze
- acute
- advanced
- aglow
- airy
- alert
- alight
- animated
- argent
- astute
- auroral
- auspicious
- aware
- beaming
- benign
- blazing
- brainy
- brave
- breezy
- brilliant
- burning
- burnished
- cheering
- clear
- clear-headed
- clement
- clever
- cloudless
- colored
- colorful
- coruscating
- dazzling
- deep
- discerning
- distinguished
- effulgent
- eggheaded
- Einstein
- eminent
- encouraging
- excellent
- fair
- favorable
- flashing
- flashy
- fresh
- fulgent
- fulgid
- gay
- genial
- glad
- glaring
- gleaming
- glistening
- glittering
- glitzy
- glorious
- glossy
- golden
- good
- happy
- having smarts
- hued
- illuminated
- illumined
- illustrious
- incandescent
- ingenious
- intense
- inventive
- irradiated
- jolly
- joyful
- joyous
- keen
- knowing
- lambent
- light
- lighted
- lighthearted
- limpid
- lively
- lucid
- luminous
- lustrous
- magnificent
- merry
- mild
- mirrorlike
- moonlit
- optimistic
- palmy
- pellucid
- phosphorescent
- pleasant
- polished
- precocious
- prominent
- propitious
- prosperous
- psychedelic
- quick
- quick-witted
- radiant
- razzle-dazzle
- relucent
- remarkable
- resplendent
- rich
- rosy
- ruddy
- sanguine
- scintillating
- sharp
- shimmering
- shiny
- showy
- silvery
- smart
- sparkling
- spirited
- splendid
- sprightly
- sunlit
- sunny
- tinged
- tinted
- translucent
- transparent
- twinkling
- unclouded
- vivacious
- vivid
- whiz kid
- wide-awake
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