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   Bright , v. i. See Brite, v. i.
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2.       
   Bright , a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. baírhts. √94.]
   Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
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   The sun was bright o'erhead.
   Longfellow.
   
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   The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.
   Drake.
   
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   The public places were as bright as at noonday.
   Macaulay.
   
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   Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
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   From the brightest wines
   He 'd turn abhorrent.
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   Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
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   Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky.
   Parnell.
   
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   Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
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   Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
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   Be bright and jovial among your guests.
   Shak.
   
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   Illustrious; glorious.
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   In the brightest annals of a female reign.
   Cotton.
   
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   Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
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   That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on.
   I. Watts.
   
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   Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
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   Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.
   Pope.
   
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   ☞ Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.
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   bright side the positive or favorable aspects of a situation. -- to look on the bright side to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.
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   Syn. -- Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.
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3.       
   Bright, n. Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]
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   Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear.
   Milton.
   
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4.       
   Bright, adv. Brightly.
   Chaucer.
   
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   I say it is the moon that shines so bright.
   Shak.
   
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5.       
   { Brite, Bright  } , v. t. To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov. Eng.]
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