Bright vs. Dull
Brightadjective
Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.
Brightadjective
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
Brightadjective
Vivid, colourful, brilliant.
Brightadjective
Happy, in spirits.
Brightadjective
Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; cheerful.
Brightadjective
Illustrious; glorious.
Brightadjective
Clear; transparent.
Brightadjective
(archaic) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
Brightnoun
An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
Brightnoun
(obsolete) splendour; brightness
Brightnoun
(neologism) A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.
Brightnoun
The high-beam intensity of motor vehicle headlamps.
Brightverb
See Brite, v. i.
Brightadjective
Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
Brightadjective
Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
Brightadjective
Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
Brightadjective
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
Brightadjective
Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
Brightadjective
Illustrious; glorious.
Brightadjective
Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
Brightadjective
Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
Brightnoun
Splendor; brightness.
Brightadverb
Brightly.
Brightadjective
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts;
Brightadjective
having striking color;
Brightadjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning;
Brightadjective
having lots of light either natural or artificial;
Brightadjective
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow;
Brightadjective
splendid;
Brightadjective
not made dim or less bright;
Brightadjective
clear and sharp and ringing;
Brightadjective
characterized by happiness or gladness;
Brightadjective
abounding with sunlight;
Brightadjective
full or promise;
Brightadverb
with brightness;
Brightadjective
giving out or reflecting much light; shining
Brightadjective
full of light
Brightadjective
(of a period of time) having sunny, cloudless weather
Brightadjective
(of colour) vivid and bold
Brightadjective
having a vivid colour
Brightadjective
intelligent and quick-witted
Brightadjective
cheerful and lively
Brightadjective
(of someone's future) likely to be successful and happy
Brightadjective
(of sound) clear, vibrant, and typically high-pitched
Brightadverb
brightly
Brightnoun
bold and vivid colours
Brightnoun
headlights switched to full beam
Dulladjective
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
Dulladjective
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
Dulladjective
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
Dulladjective
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.
Dulladjective
Sluggish, listless.
Dulladjective
Cloudy, overcast.
Dulladjective
Insensible; unfeeling.
Dulladjective
Heavy; lifeless; inert.
Dulladjective
(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
Dulladjective
Not clear, muffled.
Dullverb
(transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
Dullverb
(transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
Dullverb
(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
Dullverb
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
Dulladjective
Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
Dulladjective
Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
Dulladjective
Insensible; unfeeling.
Dulladjective
Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
Dulladjective
Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
Dulladjective
Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
Dulladjective
Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
Dullverb
To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
Dullverb
To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
Dullverb
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
Dullverb
To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
Dullverb
To become dull or stupid.
Dullverb
make dull in appearance;
Dullverb
become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness;
Dullverb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Dullverb
make numb or insensitive;
Dullverb
make dull or blunt;
Dullverb
become less interesting or attractive
Dullverb
make less lively or vigorous;
Dulladjective
lacking in liveliness or animation;
Dulladjective
emitting or reflecting very little light;
Dulladjective
being or made softer or less loud or clear;
Dulladjective
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
Dulladjective
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted;
Dulladjective
not keenly felt;
Dulladjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
Dulladjective
(of business) not active or brisk;
Dulladjective
not having a sharp edge or point;
Dulladjective
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility;
Dulladjective
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft;
Dulladjective
darkened with overcast;
