Main entry: promising, hopeful, bright
Definition: full or promise
Usage: had a bright future in publishing; the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career; a hopeful new singer on Broadway
Main entry: bright
Definition: having lots of light either natural or artificial
Usage: the room was bright and airy; a stage bright with spotlights
Main entry: bright
Definition: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
Usage: the sun was bright and hot; a bright sunlit room
Definition: not made dim or less bright
Usage: undimmed headlights; surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed
Main entry: bright, brilliant, vivid
Definition: having striking color
Usage: bright dress; brilliant tapestries; a bird with vivid plumage
Main entry: bright
Definition: splendid
Usage: the bright stars of stage and screen; a bright moment in history; the bright pageantry of court
Main entry: bright
Definition: characterized by happiness or gladness
Usage: bright faces; all the world seems bright and gay
Definition: characterized by quickness and ease in learning
Usage: some children are brighter in one subject than another; smart children talk earlier than the average
Main entry: bright, burnished, shining, shiny, lustrous
Definition: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
Usage: 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
Definition: clear and sharp and ringing
Usage: the bright sound of the trumpet section; the brilliant sound of the trumpets
Main entry: bright, brightly, brilliantly
Definition: with brightness
Usage: the stars shone brilliantly; the windows glowed jewel bright