bright

bright
bright S2 W2 /braɪt/ adjective (comparative brighter, superlative brightest)1.  LIGHT shining strongly, or with plenty of light:
    Her eyes were hurting from the bright lights.
    bright sunshine
    a large bright room
2.  SUNNY if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is a lot of light
   OPP  dull:
    The weather was bright and sunny.
    a bright autumn day
3.  INTELLIGENT intelligent and able to learn things quickly:
    He was an exceptionally bright child.
    a bright ambitious young man
4. a bright idea a very good idea – sometimes used ironically (IRONIC):
    Whose bright idea was this?
    He is constantly coming up with bright ideas for making money.
5.  COLOURS bright colours are strong and easy to see:
    a bright red jumper
    I never wear bright colours.
6.  CHEERFUL happy and full of energy:
    Her voice was bright and cheerful.
    She gave him a bright smile.
    He looked up at me with bright eyes.
7.  SUCCESSFUL if the future looks bright, you think that something will be successful
   SYN  promising:
    The school’s future now looks very bright.
    I’m sure the company has a bright future now.
8. as bright as a button very intelligent and full of energy
9. look on the bright side to see the good points in a situation that seems to be bad:
    Come on, try to look on the bright side.
10. bright and early very early in the morning:
    He was up bright and early, keen to get started.
11. bright spark informal someone who says or does something that they think is intelligent but is really wrong or stupid:
    Some bright spark thought the building was on fire and called the fire brigade.
12. bright and breezy happy and confident
13. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed happy and full of energy
14. the bright lights the interesting exciting life in a big city:
    She missed the bright lights of London.
15. bright spot an event or a period of time that is more pleasant when everything else is unpleasant:
    The only bright spot of the weekend was our trip to the theatre.
—brightly adverb:
    The sun shone brightly.
    brightly coloured clothes
    She smiled brightly.
—brightness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

■ a bright light
   ▪ bright shining strongly: The sunshine was very bright. | the bright light of the torch
   ▪ strong very bright: Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight.
   ▪ brilliant extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good: The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine.
   ▪ dazzling a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and you cannot look at it: dazzling headlights | the dazzling reflection from the mirror
   ▪ blinding a blinding light is very bright and makes you unable to see for a short time after you have looked at it: There was a sudden blinding light, followed by the sound of a huge explosion.
   ▪ harsh a harsh light is bright and unpleasant: In the harsh light of the kitchen, she looked older than she was.
   ▪ good if the light is good in a place where you are working, it is bright enough for you to see what you are doing: The light wasn’t good enough to read.
■ a bright place
   ▪ bright full of light: I wish the room was a bit brighter.
   ▪ light bright because there are big windows: The dining room was light and airy.
   ▪ well-lit bright because there are plenty of electric lights: Try to park in a well-lit place.