The difference between Bright and Obtuse

When used as adjectives, bright means visually dazzling, whereas obtuse means .

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.

Obtuse is also verb with the meaning: to dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bright and Obtuse

  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. Obtuse as an adjective (now, chiefly, botany, zoology):

    ; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form. Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. One that is larger than one and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90 and less than 180. , having an obtuse angle.

  2. Obtuse as an adjective:

    Intellectually dull or dim-witted.

  3. Obtuse as an adjective:

    Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

  4. Obtuse as an adjective:

    Indirect or circuitous.

  1. Obtuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.

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