Definition of bright

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bright

noun

An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
A neologism intended as a positive-sounding umbrella term to describe various kinds of non-religious and non-superstitious people. (w:Brights movement, There is a Wikipedia article on this usage.)

Definition A person whose world view is free of supernatural and mystical elements. The ethics and actions of a bright are based on a naturalistic world view. (2003, Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell)

adjective ((compar): brighter, (superl): brightest)

Visually dazzling, luminous, radiant; not dark.
Intelligent.
Vivid, colourful.
Happy.

Translations:

Dutch: vrolijk, opgeruimd
German: heiter
Italian: brillante, allegro
Spanish: alegre

Etymology: Old English beorht.

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