Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            The sun was bright o'erhead.          --Longfellow.

            The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.
                                                  --Drake.

            The public places were as bright as at noonday.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   2. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.

            From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent.
                                                  --Thomson.

   3. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or
      that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent
      with charms; as, bright beauty.

            Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky.
                                                  --Parnell.

   4. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

   5. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding
      cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.

            Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.

   6. Illustrious; glorious.

            In the brightest annals of a female reign. --Cotton.

   7. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear;
      evident; plain.

            That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence,
            and with surer success, draw the bearner on. --I.
                                                  Watts.

   8. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.

            Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. --Pope.

   Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of
         brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed,
         bright-haired, bright-hued.

   Syn: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant;
        resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling;
        glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent;
        illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.

Bright \Bright\, v. i.
   See {Brite}, v. i.

Bright \Bright\, n.
   Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]

         Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear. --Milton.

Bright \Bright\, adv.
   Brightly. --Chaucer.

         I say it is the moon that shines so bright. --Shak.

Brite \Brite\, Bright \Bright\, v. t.
   To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov.
   Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

bright
     adj 1: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts;
            "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
            [ant: {dull}]
     2: having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant
        tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: {brilliant},
         {vivid}]
     3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some
        children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart
        children talk earlier than the average" [syn: {smart}]
     4: having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room
        was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
     5: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a
        sheen or glow; "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" [syn: {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shining}, {shiny}]
     6: splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright
        moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
     7: not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights";
        "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the
        houselights were still undimmed" [syn: {undimmed}] [ant: {dimmed}]
     8: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the
        trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
        [syn: {brilliant}]
     9: characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all
        the world seems bright and gay"
     10: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining
         norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {shining},
          {shiny}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}]
     11: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the
         scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political
         career" [syn: {promising}]

bright
     adv : with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows
           glowed jewel bright" [syn: {brilliantly}, {brightly}]