Bright

Bright

Bright may refer to:

*Brightness, the perception of how dark or light a source of luminance is
*Being "bright", describing colloquially, something with intelligence (trait)
*The Brights movement, a social movement promoting the naturalistic worldview

Places

*Bright, County Down, a village in County Down, Northern Ireland
*Bright, Victoria, a town in Australia
*Electoral district of Bright in South Australia
*Bright, Indiana, a census-designated place in the United States

People

*Bill Bright (1921-2003), American evangelist
*Bobby Bright, the current mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, and a candidate for Congress
*Jesse Bright (1812-1875), U.S. Senator removed from office during the American Civil War
*John Bright (1811-1889), British Liberal politician
*Richard Bright (actor) (1937–2006), American actor
*Richard Bright (physician) (1789–1858), English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease
*Susie Bright (b. 1958), sexuality writer
*William Bright (1928–2006), linguist
*William T. Bright [http://www.be.wvu.edu/hall_fame/bright.htm] of Bright Energy, Land Use Corporation, Bright Coal Corporation and Bright Mining and Land Corporation.

Other uses

*Bright 106.4 FM, local radio station in Sussex, UK
*Bright (band), an experimental pop group from Brooklyn, New York
**"Bright" (album), the eponymous debut from the aforementioned group
*Bright (Japanese band), a dance vocal band from Japan
*Bright Noa, a fictional character from the "Gundam" anime metaverse
*Bright (Suikoden), a character from the "Genso Suikoden" series of games
*BRIGHT (nanosatellite), the BRIght-star Target Explorer


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  • bright — W2S2 [braıt] adj comparative brighter superlative brightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(light)¦ 2¦(sunny)¦ 3¦(intelligent)¦ 4¦(colours)¦ 5¦(cheerful)¦ 6¦(successful)¦ 7 as bright as a button 8 look …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bright — ist der Name folgender Personen: Bette Bright, britische Rocksängerin Bill Bright (1921–2003), US amerikanischer Evangelist Bobby Bright (* 1952), US amerikanischer Politiker Cameron Bright (* 1993), kanadischer Schauspieler Charles Tilston… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bright — [ braıt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 with strong color ▸ 2 full of light ▸ 3 intelligent ▸ 4 lively ▸ 5 likely to succeed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) usually before noun bright colors are strong but not dark: She was wearing a bright red scarf. His eyes are bright… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bright´ly — bright «bryt», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. giving much light; shining: »The stars are bright, but sunshine is brighter. 2. very light or clear: »It is a bright day with no clouds. 3. Figurative. clever; quick witted; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bright — Bright, a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. ba[ i]rhts. [root]94.] 1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark. [1913 Webster] The sun was bright o …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bright — adj 1 Bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent are comparable when they mean actually or seemingly shining or glowing with light. Bright implies an opposition to dim or dull; it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bright — [braɪt] adjective FINANCE if share trading is bright, there is a lot of activity and prices are rising: • Trading will be relatively bright in the first half, with the Nikkei rising above 30,000. * * * bright UK US /braɪt/ adjective ► FINANCE,… …   Financial and business terms

  • bright — [adj1] shining, glowing in appearance ablaze, aglow, alight, argent, auroral, beaming, blazing, brilliant, burning, burnished, coruscating, dazzling, effulgent, flashing, fulgent, fulgid, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glittering, glossy, golden …   New thesaurus

  • bright — [brīt] adj. [ME < OE bryht, earlier beorht < IE base * bher eg , to gleam, white > BIRCH, Goth bairhts] 1. shining with light that is radiated or reflected; full of light 2. clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • BRIGHT (J.) — BRIGHT JOHN (1811 1889) Homme politique britannique de premier plan et grande figure du libéralisme, John Bright est un industriel du Lancashire. Appartenant à une famille de quakers, il a reçu une bonne éducation, mais n’est pas passé par les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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