ETYM Old Eng. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, Old High Germ. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. baírhts.
1. Abounding with sunlight; SYN. shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny.
2. Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts.
3. Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; SYN. burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny.
4. Clear and sharp and ringing; SYN. brilliant.
5. Characterized by quickness and ease in learning; SYN. smart.
6. Full or promise; SYN. promising.
7. Having lots of light either natural or artificial.
8. Having striking color; SYN. brilliant, vivid.
9. Characterized by happiness or gladness.
10. Splendid.
1. Being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.
2. Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic; SYN. pollyannaish, upbeat.
ETYM Latin festivus, from festum holiday, feast. Related to feast, Festivous.
Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.
ETYM Old Eng. joyous, joious, joios, French joyeux.See Joy.
Full of or characterized by joy.
1. Ffree from care, anxiety, or seriousness; happy-go-lucky
2. Cheerfully optimistic and hopeful; easygoing
(Homonym: marry).
1. Joyful or jovial.
2. Full of gaiety or high spirits; mirthful.
3. Marked by festivity or gaiety.
4. Quick, brisk.
Happily, carelessly, lightheartedly
In a cheerful manner.
In a joyous and gleeful manner; SYN. joyously, joyfully.
ETYM From Happy.
1. In a joyous manner; SYN. merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantly, with happiness.
2. In an unexpectedly lucky way.
ETYM From Merry.
In a merry manner; with mirth; with gaiety and laughter; jovially.
Gleefully, merrily