overbright

bright

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brahyt]
- /braɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brahyt]
- /braɪt/

Definitions of overbright word

adjective overbright radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom. 1
adjective overbright filled with light: The room was bright with sunshine. 1
adjective overbright vivid or brilliant: a bright red dress; bright passages of prose. 1
adjective overbright quick-witted or intelligent: They gave promotions to bright employees. 1
adjective overbright clever or witty, as a remark: Bright comments enlivened the conversation. 1
adjective overbright animated; lively; cheerful: a bright and happy child; a bird's bright song. 1

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Origin of overbright

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 Overbright

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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overbright 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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