Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brahyt]
- /braɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [brahyt]
- /braɪt/
Definitions of brights word
- noun plural brights the high beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle 3
- adjective brights radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom. 1
- adjective brights filled with light: The room was bright with sunshine. 1
- adjective brights vivid or brilliant: a bright red dress; bright passages of prose. 1
- adjective brights quick-witted or intelligent: They gave promotions to bright employees. 1
- adjective brights clever or witty, as a remark: Bright comments enlivened the conversation. 1
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Origin of brights
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English breht, beorht; cognate with Gothic bairht(s), Old Saxon ber(a)ht, Old High German beraht, Old Norse bjartr; Welsh berth splendid (< *berkto-); akin to Latin flagrāre to blaze (see flagrant), Albanian (i) bardhë white, Sanskrit bhrājate(it) shines
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Parts of speech for Brights
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brights popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
brights usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brights
noun brights
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- dawning — gradually beginning to become light
- morning — the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
Antonyms for brights
noun brights
- sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- setting — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- sundown — sunset, especially the time of sunset.
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
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