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Etymology
Old English beorht.

Adjective
bright (compar: brighter, superl: brightest)

1. Visually dazzling, luminous, radiant; not dark.
2. Intelligent.
3. Vivid, colourful.
4. Happy.

Translations
trans-top|Visually dazzling, luminous, radiant
Czech: jasný
Danish: lys, funklende, klar
Dutch: helder
Finnish: kirkas
German: hell, glänzend
Hebrew: ���ר (bahyr) m, ���ר� (behira) f
Icelandic: bjartur m, björt f, bjart n; skær m|f, skært n; skínandi m|f|n, ljómandi m|f|n
Interlingua: brillante
Italian: brillante, luminoso, lucente
Japanese: Jpan|��� (Jpan|����, akarui)
Korean: �� (balgda, bakda)
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Kurdish: KUchar|بر����دار
Lithuanian: ryškus, šviesus
Norwegian: lys
Portuguese: brilhante, luminoso, radiante
Russian: ��кий (járkij), �ве�л�й (sv'étlyj), �и���ий (sijájuš'ij)
Spanish: brillante, resplandeciente
Swedish: ljus
Telugu: ప�ర�ాశవ�తమ�న (prakaashavantamaina)
Tupinambá: endypuk (s)
Vietnamese: sáng, sáng sủa
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trans-top|Intelligent
Danish: opvakt, kvik
Dutch: slim, intelligent
Finnish: terävä, älykäs, fiksu (colloquial)
German: intelligent
Guaraní: katupyry
Icelandic: greindur m, greind f, greint n; skarpur m, skörp f, skarpt n; greindarlegur m, greindarleg f, greindarlegt n
Interlingua: intelligente
Italian: brillante, intelligente
Japanese: Jpan|賢� (Jpan|����, kashikoi), Jpan|��� (Jpan|�����, s�meina)
Korean: �� (balgda, bakda)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ز�ر��ک
Lithuanian: gudrus, protingas
Norwegian: intelligent, dyktig, klok
Portuguese: brilhante, inteligente
Russian: �мн�й (úmnyj), бле����ий (bl'est'áš'ij)
Scottish Gaelic: geur, tuigseach, toinisgeil
Slovenian: inteligenten, brihten
Spanish: brillante
Swedish: intelligent, klyftig
Telugu: త�లివ�న (telivaina)
Tupinambá: akangatu
Vietnamese: sánh dạ, thông minh, nhanh trí, sáng sủa
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trans-top|Vivid
Danish: munter, livlig
Dutch: bont, levendig
Finnish: kirkas
German: lebhaft
Icelandic: skær m|f, skært n; bjartur m, björt f, bjart n
Interlingua: vive
Italian: brillante, allegro
Japanese: Jpan|鮮�� (Jpan|�����, senmeina)
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Lithuanian: gyvybingas, ryškus
Norwegian: livlig, lystig
Portuguese: vivído, alegre
Russian: ��кий
Spanish: expresivo, vívido
Swedish: klar, färggrann
Vietnamese: sáng sủa; tươi (as in, a bright color)
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trans-top|Happy
Danish: munter
Dutch: vrolijk, opgeruimd
Finnish: iloinen
German: heiter
Icelandic: hýr m|f, hýrt n; glaðlegur m, glaðleg f, glaðlegt n
Norwegian: glad
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Spanish: alegre
Swedish: glad
Portuguese: radiante, alegre
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ttbc|Bulgarian: ���к (jar�k) m, ��ка (jarka) f, ��ко (jarko) n, �ве��л (svet�l), �ве�ла (svetla) f, �ве�ло (svetlo) n
ttbc|Cornish: Ylyn
ttbc|Guaraní: esakã (h), ory (h)
ttbc|Indonesian: terang, terang-benderang, cerah
ttbc|Interlingua: clar, allegre
ttbc|Italian: allegro, felice
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ttbc|Scots: bricht
ttbc|Spanish: subido (colour)
ttbc|Tupinambá: endy (s), oryb (s)

Derived terms
brighten
brightness
bright-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Noun
en-noun

1. An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
2. A neologism intended as a positive-sounding umbrella term to describe various kinds of non-religious and non-superstitious people. (w:Brights movement|There is a Wikipedia article on this usage.)

#: Definition A person whose world view is free of supernatural and mystical elements. The ethics and actions of a bright are based on a naturalistic world view. (2003, Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell)

Category:1000 English basic words

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zh:bright

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