bright
adjective (HAPPY) /braɪt/Definition
B2 full of hope for success or happiness: You're very bright and cheerful this morning. Things are starting to look brighter for British businesses. She's an excellent student with a bright future.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something brightness /ˈbraɪt.nəs/ noun [U] › The brightness of the snow made him blink.Quantities and units of lightThe qualities of colour brightly /ˈbraɪt.li/ adverb B2 a brightly lit room Clowns often wear brightly coloured clothing. Despite her fear, she spoke brightly to the group.The qualities of colourThe qualities of lightFeeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something
(Definition of bright adjective (HAPPY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) pleased as Punch idiom
- be dancing in the streets idiom
- be floating on air idiom
- be full of the joys of spring idiom
- be in seventh heaven idiom
- chirpy adjective
- chuffed adjective
- contented adjective
- delighted adjective
- ecstatic adjective
- happy camper noun
- jaunty adjective
- joyful adjective
- joyous adjective
- jubilant adjective
- proudly adverb
- rapturous adjective
- thrilled adjective
- thrilled to bits idiom
- walk on air idiom
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