Usually means: Emits the most visible light.
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  1. brightest: Merriam-Webster
  2. brightest: Collins English Dictionary
  3. brightest: Vocabulary.com
  4. Brightest, brightest: Wordnik
  5. brightest: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. brightest: Wiktionary
  7. brightest: Dictionary.com
  8. brightest: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. brightest: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. brightest: Legal dictionary

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  1. brightest: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Bright)

adjective:  Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
adjective:  Of light: brilliant, intense.
adjective:  Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
adjective:  Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
adjective:  Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
adjective:  (transferred senses, figuratively)
adjective:  Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
adjective:  Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
adjective:  Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
adjective:  Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
adjective:  Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
adjective:  Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
adjective:  Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
adjective:  Glorious; illustrious.
adjective:  In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
adjective:  Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
adjective:  Of a person: lively, vivacious.
adjective:  Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
adjective:  Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
adjective:  Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
adjective:  Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
adjective:  (archaic)
adjective:  Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
adjective:  Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
adjective:  (music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
adjective:  (music) Of a note: slightly sharp.
adjective:  (metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
noun:  (archaic or literary)
noun:  Brightness, glow.
noun:  (figuratively) Glory, splendour.
noun:  (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
noun:  A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
noun:  (painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
adverb:  (often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
adverb:  (figuratively)
adverb:  Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
adverb:  (archaic) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.
verb:  (transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
verb:  (intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  A census-designated place in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Green Grove, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.
noun:  A civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
noun:  A town in Alpine Shire, north-east Victoria, Australia.
noun:  A civil parish and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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