Meaning of "bright"

bright •

adj.
• • 1. giving much light, clear: maliwanag
  • 2. vivid, as color: matingkad
  • 3. clever: matalino
  • 4. gay, cheerful or lively: masaya, masigla
  • 5. shining, as metal surface like brass, or gold: makinang
  • 6. sparkling (as stars): maningning

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parrot

n.
• • a bird with a stout hooked bill and often with bright-colored feathers: loro

alight

adv/adj.
• • 1. on fire: nagniningas
  • 2. lighted up, bright: maliwanag, nagliliwanag

flare

v.
• • 1. to flame up brightly or unsteadily, sometimes with smoke: magsiklab, sumiklab, pasiklabin, maglagablab
  • 2. to burst into sudden action or feeling: magsiklab, sumiklab

n.
• • a blaze, a bright, brief unsteady flame: siklab

rosy

adj.
• • 1. bright, cheerful: maliwanag, maganda, masigla, masaya
  • 2. like a rose: parang rosas
  • 3. rose-red, pinkish-red: mala-rosas, kulay-rosas, namumula-mula

lively

adj.
• • 1. full of life and spirit: masigla
  • 2. full of cheer, bright: masaya

lustre

n.
• • 1. a bright shine on the surface: kinang, kintab
  • 2. brightness: ningning, kislap
  • 3. brilliance: kaningningan

clear

adj.
• • 1. bright: maliwanag
  • 2. transparent, as of liquids: malinaw
  • 3. certain: tiyak
  • 4. free from impurity, defect, etc.: dalisay

v.
• • 1. to become bright: magliwanag, lumiwanag
  • 2. to make clear, to clarify: liwanagin, ipaliwanag, palinawin, ipalinaw
  • 3. to remove obstacles: mag-alis (alisan) ng sagabal (halang), alisin ang sagabal (halang)

pale

adj.
• • 1. without much color, whitish: maputla, namumutla
  • 2. pallid: barak, namamarak
  • 3. not bright, dim (for color): mapusyaw
  • 4. dim: malabo, hindi maliwanag

v.
• • to turn pale: mamutla, pamutlain, papamutlain, mamarak, pamarakin

shine

v.
• • 1. to send out light: sumikat
  • 2. to reflect light: kuminang, manginang, kumislap, mangislap
  • 3. to make bright or light, polish: magpakintab, pakintabin, magpakinang, pakinangin, maglinis, linisin
  • 4. to be bright, glow: magningning, magliwanag

n.
• • 1. light, brightness: liwanag
  • 2. luster, polish: kinang, kintab

dull

adj.
• • 1. not sharp or pointed: mapurol, pulpol, pangal
  • 2. not intense (for pain, etc): di-matindi, bahagya
  • 3. slow in understanding: mapurol (mahina) ang ulo
  • 4. stupid: tanga, ungas, bobo/a
  • 5. not bright or clear: malabo, malamlam
  • 6. cloudy: kulimlim, maulap
  • 7. not shiny: di-makintab
  • 8. not interesting, boring: nakayayamot, nakababagot, nakaiinip, nakaaantok, nakapagaantok
  • 9. not active (in business): mahina, matumal

v.
• • to make blunt: magpapurol, makapagpapurol, papurulin, makapulpol, pulpulin

lucid

adj.
• • 1. bright, luminous: maningning, maliwanag
  • 2. clear: malinaw
  • 3. sane: matino

blaze

v.
• • 1. to burn with bright flame: magliyab, pagliyabin
  • 2. to burn with a small blaze or flame: magdingas, dumingas
  • 3. to blaze with anger: mag-alab sa galit

n.
• • 1. a bright flame: liyab, dingas, ningas
  • 2. the state of being bright with flame: pagdiringas, pagliliyab, pag-aalab

clever

adj.
• • 1. bright, intelligent, talented: matalino
  • 2. keen, sharp: matalas
  • 3. skillful: sanay, bihasa, bihasa
  • 4. tricky (coll): tuso

light

n.
• • 1. that by which we see, brightness: liwanag
  • 2. a thing that gives light: ilaw

v.
• • 1. to give light to: mag-ilaw, ilawan, tumanglaw, tanglawan, liwanagan
  • 2. to set fire to: magsindi, sindihan, magparikit, pariktan
  • 3. to become light (less in weight): gumaan (sa timbang)
  • 4. to ask for a light (for ones cigarette or cigar): pasindi

adj.
• • 1. bright and clear: maliwanag
  • 2. pale in color, approaching white: mura
  • 3. easy to carry, not heavy: magaan
  • 4. not hard to bear or do: magaan, madali

ray

n.
• • 1. a line or beam of light: sinag, silahis
  • 2. something bright or light, a gleam: silahis, banaag
  • 3. a kind of broad, flat fish: pagi

dunong

n.
• • knowledge, wisdom

adj.
• • madunong (ma-) intelligent, sage, erudite, bright, talented, wise [var. marunong]

tingkad

adj.
• • matingkad (ma-) bright (colored)

tala

n.
• • bright star

liwanag

adj.
• • maliwanag (ma-) bright, clear, distinct