adj.

1. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
   
   • the sun was bright and hot
   • a bright sunlit room
2. having striking color;
   brilliant, vivid
   
   • bright dress
   • brilliant tapestries
   • a bird with vivid plumage
3. characterized by quickness and ease in learning;
   smart
   
   • some children are brighter in one subject than another
   • smart children talk earlier than the average
4. having lots of light either natural or artificial
   
   • the room was bright and airy
   • a stage bright with spotlights
5. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow;
   burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
   
   • bright silver candlesticks
   • a burnished brass knocker
   • she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
   • rows of shining glasses
   • shiny black patents
6. splendid
   
   • the bright stars of stage and screen
   • a bright moment in history
   • the bright pageantry of court
7. not made dim or less bright;
   undimmed
   
   • undimmed headlights
   • surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed
8. clear and sharp and ringing;
   brilliant
   
   • the bright sound of the trumpet section
   • the brilliant sound of the trumpets
9. characterized by happiness or gladness
   
   • bright faces
   • all the world seems bright and gay
10. abounding with sunlight;
    shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny
    
    • a bright sunny day
    • one shining morning"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny
11. full or promise;
    promising
    
    • had a bright future in publishing
    • the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career

adv.

1. with brightness;
   brilliantly, brightly
   
   • the stars shone brilliantly
   • the windows glowed jewel bright