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brightly

/ˈbɹaɪtli/BRYT-lee
/ˈbɹaɪtli/BRYT-lee

Meaningin a bright way

Common meaning: with much light or colour

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bhark-‘shine’source
  2. Old EnglishbeorhtsourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishbrightsource
  4. Englishbright‘giving out much light’
  5. Englishformed in English from brightbrightly‘with much light or colour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from bright + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BRIGHT, p.77 · scan

Source words

  • beorht Old English · source word “giving out much light”

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