adv
Meaning 1
In a bright manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The sun was shining brightly, making me squint.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
brightly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹaɪtli/
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rhymes with -aɪtli
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CMU ARPABET: B R AY1 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
with brightness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the stars shone brilliantly
- the windows glowed jewel bright
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brilliantly, bright
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English brightliche, from Old English beorhtlice, equivalent to bright + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ярко (jarko) — in a bright manner
- Czech: jasně — in a bright manner
- Esperanto: hele — in a bright manner
- Finnish: kirkkaasti — in a bright manner
- French: clairement — in a bright manner
- French: précisément — in a bright manner
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (bairhtaba) — in a bright manner
- Hungarian: fényesen — in a bright manner
- Italian: vivacemente — in a bright manner
- Italian: brillantemente — in a bright manner
- Marathi: तेजस्वीपणे (tejasvīpṇe) — in a bright manner
- Marathi: तेजाने (tejāne) — in a bright manner
- Norman: âprément — in a bright manner
- Norman: cliaithement — in a bright manner
- Russian: я́рко (járko) — in a bright manner
- Thai: จรัส (jà-ràt) — in a bright manner
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