brights

noun

SayBRYTS/bɹaɪts/

4 meanings of brights

1
nounUSplural
The brightest setting of a car's headlights, used on dark, open roads.
Like turning a flashlight up to its strongest beam.
On the empty highway, he switched on his brights.
Other drivers flashed their brights to warn us about ice ahead.
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2
nounplural
Bold, bright colors, or clothes and makeup that use them.
Like a crayon box packed with the loudest colors.
She loves wearing brights in the spring.
His closet was full of brights after the trip to Mexico.
Oppositeneutrals, pastels
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3
noun
Plural of bright. Use this form when you mean more than one bright.
Wash the brights and the whites in separate loads.
Wash new brights in cold water so the colors don't run.
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Less common meaning

4
noundatedplural
Shiny metal things at home, like forks, knives, and decorations.
Like all the shiny silver things you only bring out for guests.
The maid polished the brights until they gleamed.
Grandmother kept the brights in a locked cabinet.
Similarsilver, silverware, brassware
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brights is a form of bright

bright, noun: Strong, vivid colors, or clothes and other things made in those colors. Full entry

Forms: brightbrights plural
Spelling: bright → brights: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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Origin

From the word "bright" plus "-s", an ending that makes a word only used in the plural.