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Grammar : Adj
Spell : brahyt
Phonetic Transcription : braɪt



Definition of brightest

Origin :
  • Old English bryht, by metathesis from beorht "bright; splendid; clear-sounding; beautiful; divine," from Proto-Germanic *berhta- "bright" (cf. Old Saxon berht, Old Norse bjartr, Old High German beraht, Gothic bairhts "bright"), from PIE root *bhereg- "to gleam, white" (cf. Sanskrit bhrajate "shines, glitters," Lithuanian breksta "to dawn," Welsh berth "bright, beautiful"). Meaning "quick-witted" is from 1741.
  • adj shining, glowing in appearance
  • adj sunny, clear (weather)
  • adj intelligent
  • adj hopeful, promising
  • adj cheerful
  • adj famous, outstanding
  • adj vivid in color
Example sentences :
  • To think of the brightest and most fortunate accidents of life.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The stars were shining, and I looked for my own special one, and chose the largest and brightest.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • His boots, which were always of the brightest, creaked as he walked.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • "I always get around them that way," he said with an expression of the brightest cunning.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • This was probably the brightest era in the life of the Duchess of Devonshire.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • Maybe he hadn't been the brightest or most honest guy in the world.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • His face wore the brightest smile, and his voice had the cheeriest ring.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • The brightest jewel in my crown, Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • He was hardly master of the wits which in themselves were never of the brightest.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • This struck the party as the brightest and wittiest expression ever made by a mortal.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

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