bright

/braɪt/ adjective

Definition

COLOUR › having a strong, light colour: bright yellow/blue

LIGHT › full of light or shining strongly: bright sunshine The room is small but bright.

INTELLIGENT › intelligent: He's a bright boy.

HAPPY › happy or full of hope: She's always so bright and cheerful.

brightly adverb › brightly coloured flowers brightness noun [U]

(Definition of bright adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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