The difference between Bright and Dirty

When used as adjectives, bright means visually dazzling, whereas dirty means unclean.


Bright is also noun with the meaning: an artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

Dirty is also adverb with the meaning: in a dirty manner.

Dirty is also verb with the meaning: to make (something) dirty.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bright and Dirty

  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. Dirty as an adjective:

    Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

    Examples:

    "Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."

  2. Dirty as an adjective:

    That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

    Examples:

    "Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."

  3. Dirty as an adjective:

    Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

    Examples:

    "At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."

  4. Dirty as an adjective:

    Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

    Examples:

    "He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."

  5. Dirty as an adjective:

    Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

    Examples:

    "I won't accept your dirty money!"

  6. Dirty as an adjective:

    Out of tune.

    Examples:

    "You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."

  7. Dirty as an adjective:

    Of color, discolored by impurities.

    Examples:

    "The old flag was a dirty white."

  8. Dirty as an adjective (computing):

    Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

    Examples:

    "Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first."

  9. Dirty as an adjective (slang):

    Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

    Examples:

    "None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."

  10. Dirty as an adjective (informal):

    Examples:

    "He lives in a dirty great mansion."

  11. Dirty as an adjective:

    Sleety; gusty; stormy.

    Examples:

    "'dirty weather"

  1. Dirty as an adverb:

    In a dirty manner.

    Examples:

    "to play dirty'"

  1. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) dirty.

  2. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

  3. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

  4. Dirty as a verb (intransitive):

    To become soiled.