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bright

/bɹaɪt/
noun
  1. An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

  2. Splendour; brightness

  3. A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.

Antonymssuper, supernaturalist
adjective
  1. Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.

    "Could you please dim the light? It's far too bright."

  2. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

    "He's very bright. He was able to solve the problem without my help."

  3. Vivid, colourful, brilliant.

    "The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen."

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