The difference between Bright and Dark

When used as nouns, bright means an artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head, whereas dark means a complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

When used as adjectives, bright means visually dazzling, whereas dark means extinguished.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bright and Dark

  1. Bright as an adjective:

    Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.

    Examples:

    "Could you please dim the light? It's far too bright."

  2. Bright as an adjective:

    Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

    Examples:

    "He's very bright. He was able to solve the problem without my help."

  3. Bright as an adjective:

    Vivid, colourful, brilliant.

    Examples:

    "The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen."

  4. Bright as an adjective:

    Happy, in .

    Examples:

    "I woke up today feeling so bright that I decided to have a little dance."

  5. Bright as an adjective:

    Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; cheerful.

  6. Bright as an adjective:

    Illustrious; glorious.

  7. Bright as an adjective:

    Clear; transparent.

  8. Bright as an adjective (archaic):

    Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.

  1. Bright as a noun:

    An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

  2. Bright as a noun (obsolete):

    splendour; brightness

  3. Bright as a noun (neologism):

    A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.

  4. Bright as a noun (US, in the plural):

    The high-beam intensity of motor vehicle headlamps.

    Examples:

    "Your brights are on."

  1. Dark as an adjective (of a source of [[light]]):

    Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. Extinguished. Deprived of sight; blind.

    Examples:

    "The room was too dark for reading."

    "'Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs."

  2. Dark as an adjective (of colour):

    Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

    Examples:

    "my sister's hair is darker than mine;  her skin grew dark with a suntan"

  3. Dark as an adjective (betting, of race horses):

    Hidden, secret, obscure. Not clear to the understanding; not easily through; obscure; mysterious; hidden. Having racing capability not widely known.

  4. Dark as an adjective:

    Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

    Examples:

    "a dark villain;  a dark deed"

  5. Dark as an adjective:

    Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

    Examples:

    "the Great Depression was a dark time;  the film was a dark psychological thriller"

  6. Dark as an adjective:

    Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.

  7. Dark as an adjective:

    With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.

    Examples:

    "The ending of this book is rather dark."

  1. Dark as a noun:

    A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

    Examples:

    "'Dark surrounds us completely."

  2. Dark as a noun (uncountable):

    Ignorance.

    Examples:

    "We kept him in the dark."

    "The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed."

  3. Dark as a noun (uncountable):

    Nightfall.

    Examples:

    "It was after dark before we got to playing baseball."

  4. Dark as a noun:

    A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

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