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bright

bright \'bri-t\ aj [ME, fr. OE beorht; akin to OHG beraht bright, Skt 
   bhra-jate)X it shines 1a: radiating or reflecting light : SHINING  1b: 
   radiant with happiness or good fortune  archaic  2: ILLUSTRIOUS, GLORIOUS  
   3: resplendent with charms  4: of high saturation or brilliance {~ colors}  
   5: INTELLIGENT, CLEVER; also : LIVELY, CHEERF ULRIGHT implies emitting or 
   reflecting a high degree of light; BRILLIANT implies intense often 
   sparkling brightness; RADIANT stresses sending forth light but often means 
   no more than BRIGHT; LUMINOUS implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing 
   light by reflection or in surrounding darkness; LUSTROUS stresses an even, 
   rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without sparkling or 
   glittering - bright av SYN syn BRILLIANT, RADIANT, LUMINOUS, LUSTROUS: B