bright

adjective (bright, brighter, brightest); adverb (brightly; bright — in «bright and early»)

«bright» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Giving out or full of strong light: a bright light, a bright sunny day. tree →
Of colours: strong and easy to see: bright red. tree →
Clever and quick to learn: a bright pupil. tree →
Happy and lively: a bright smile. tree →
Likely to be good: a bright future. tree →

In the lessons

In science: the Sun is very bright — never look at it directly; bright light makes pupils smaller; reflective and bright clothes help drivers see you at night (be bright, be seen). In art: bright and dark colours. In stories: a bright idea, a bright morning. Phrases: bright light, bright colours, bright idea, bright and early, look on the bright side, bright future.

Examples

The Sun is too bright to look at. tree →
Wear bright clothes so drivers can see you. tree →
She painted the door bright yellow. tree →
He's a bright boy who loves maths. tree →
I had a bright idea! tree →
We set off bright and early. tree →
Look on the bright side — at least it's not raining. tree →
The stars are bright tonight. tree →
The bright boys were puz-zled now. tree →

Note

Comparisons: brighter, brightest. Opposites: dim or dark (light), dull (colour), slow (mind — avoid saying it unkindly). The «gh» is silent: «brite». «Brighten» = make bright.

In Jewish tradition

In the laws about skin disease, a bright spot is a pale, shiny patch on the skin that the priest must examine. In the later books it also means shining, polished or full of light, as in bright metal, bright skies, and a bright face.

Interpretation. The priest, not the doctor, judged whether a spot made someone unclean, and tradition sees these laws as about spiritual purity and speech, not just illness. Psalms says wine and oil make the face bright, a picture of joy and well-being.

Examples

and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot; (Torah LEV.14.56, JPS 1917) tree →
And if a man or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; (Torah LEV.13.38, JPS 1917) tree →
and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest. (Torah LEV.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
and twenty bowels of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold. (Writings EZR.8.27, JPS 1917) tree →
And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. (Writings JOB.37.21, JPS 1917) tree →
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart. (Writings PSA.104.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Comparisons: brighter, brightest. Opposites: dim or dark (light), dull (colour), slow (mind — avoid saying it unkindly). The «gh» is silent: «brite». «Brighten» = make bright.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bright» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«bright» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «bright» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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