noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   plural of bright form-of, plural
3. 3
   Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal. colloquial, dated, plural, plural-only
4. 4
   Synonym of high-beams. US, plural, plural-only

   "Your brights are on."

Synonyms

All synonyms

high-beamhigh-beams

Example

More examples

"Why were you flashing your brights at me?"

Etymology

From bright (adjective) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum).

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