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Webster 1913 Edition

Bright

Bright

,
Verb.
I.
See
Brite
,
Verb.
I.

Bright

,
Adj.
[OE.
briht
, AS.
beorht
,
briht
; akin to OS.
berht
, OHG.
beraht
, Icel.
bjartr
, Goth.
baírhts
. √94.]
1.
Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
The sun was
bright
o’erhead.
Longfellow.
The earth was dark, but the heavens were
bright
.
Drake.
The public places were as
bright
as at noonday.
Macaulay.
2.
Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
From the
brightest
wines
He 'd turn abhorrent.
Thomson.
3.
Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms;
as,
bright
beauty
.
Bright
as an angel new-dropped from the sky.
Parnell.
4.
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
5.
Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
Be
bright
and jovial among your guests.
Shakespeare
6.
Illustrious; glorious.
In the
brightest
annals of a female reign.
Cotton.
7.
Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
That he may with more ease, with
brighter
evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on.
I. Watts.
8.
Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
Here the
bright
crocus and blue violet grew.
Pope.
☞ Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.;
as,
bright
-eyed,
bright
-haired,
bright
-hued
.
Syn. – Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.

Bright

,
Noun.
Splendor; brightness.
[Poetic]
Dark with excessive
bright
thy skirts appear.
Milton.

Bright

,
adv.
Brightly.
Chaucer.
I say it is the moon that shines so
bright
.
Shakespeare
{

Brite

,

Bright

}
,
Verb.
T.
To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Bright

BRIGHT

,
Adj.
brite. [Heb. to shine.]
1.
Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a bright sun or star; a bright metal.
2.
Clear; transparent; as liquors.
3.
Evident; clear; manifest to the mind,as light is to the eyes.
4.
Resplendent with charms; as a bright beauty; the brightest fair.
5.
Illuminated with science; sparkling with wit; as the brightest of men.
6.
Illustrious; glorious; as the brightest period of a kingdom.
7.
In popular language, ingenious; possessing an active mind.
8.
Promising good or success; as bright prospects.
9.
Sparkling; animated; as bright eyes.

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