What is the difference between bright and sharp?

Sharp is a synonym of bright.

Sharp is a antonym of bright.

In obsolete terms the difference between bright and sharp

is that bright is splendour; brightness while sharp is fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

As adjectives the difference between bright and sharp

is that bright is visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark while sharp is able to cut easily.

As nouns the difference between bright and sharp

is that bright is an artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head while sharp is the symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

As proper nouns the difference between bright and sharp

is that bright is {{surname|lang=en} while Sharp is {{surname}.

As an adverb sharp is

to a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

As a verb sharp is

to raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.

bright

English

Adjective

(er)

Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.

*:Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.

*Sir (Francis Drake) (c.1540-1596)

*:The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright .

* (1800-1859)

*:The public places were as bright as at noonday.

*(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (1807-1882)

*:The sun was bright o'erhead.

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

* Episode 16

*:—Ah, God, Corley replied, sure I couldn't teach in a school, man. I was never one of your bright ones, he added with a half laugh.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Revenge of the nerds , passage=Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.}}

Vivid, colourful, brilliant.

*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

*:Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.

, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.}}

Happy, in (soplink).

*1937 , , (The Hobbit) , Ch.11:

*:Their spirits had risen a little at the discovery of the path, but now they sank into their boots; and yet they would not give it up and go away. The hobbit was no longer much brighter than the dwarves. He would do nothing but sit with his back to the rock-face and stare.

Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; cheerful.

*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:Be bright and jovial among your guests.

Illustrious; glorious.

*(Charles Cotton) (1630-1687)

*:the brightest annals of a female reign

Clear; transparent.

*(James Thomson) (1700-1748)

*:From the brightest wines / He'd turn abhorrent.

(lb) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.

*(Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)

*:with brighter evidence, and with surer success

Synonyms

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Derived terms

* * brighten * bright-eyed * bright-eyed and bushy-tailed * brightness * bright side * bright young thing * brightwork * eyebright

Noun

(en noun)

An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.

(obsolete) splendour; brightness

* Milton

Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear.

(neologism) A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements.

* {{quote-news, date = 2003-06-20

, title = The future looks bright , first = Richard , last = Dawkins , authorlink = Richard Dawkins , newspaper = (The Guardian) , issn = 0261-3077 , url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/jun/21/society.richarddawkins , passage = Brights' constitute 60% of American scientists, and a stunning 93% of those scientists good enough to be elected to the elite National Academy of Sciences (equivalent to Fellows of the Royal Society) are ' brights . }}

* {{quote-book, date = 2006-02-02

, title = Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon , first = Daniel C. , last = Dennett , authorlink = Daniel C. Dennett , location = New York , publisher = Viking , isbn = 9780670034727 , ol = 3421576M , page = 27 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=yWtwDDqR61QC&pg=PA27&dq=brights , passage = Many of us brights' have devoted considerable time and energy at some point in our lives to looking at the arguments for and against the existence of God, and many ' brights continue to pursue these issues, hacking away vigorously at the arguments of believers as if they were trying to refute a rival scientific theory. }}

* {{quote-book, date = 2008-03-17

, title = The Delusion of Disbelief: Why the New Atheism Is a Threat to Your Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness , first = David , last = Aikman , location = Carol Stream , publisher = Tyndale House Publishers , isbn = 9781414317083 , ol = 24967138M , page = 28 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=zn6XkS-4BJcC&pg=PA28&dq=brights , passage = Dawkins has received appreciative letters from people who were formerly what he derisively calls "faith-heads" who have abandoned their delusions and come over to the side of the brights , the pleasant green pastures where clear-eyed, brave, bold, and supremely brainy atheists graze contentedly. }}

Antonyms

* (non-supernaturalist) (neologism) super, supernaturalist

Hyponyms

* (non-supernaturalist) atheist

Statistics

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sharp

English

Adjective

(er)

Able to cut easily.

*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

(lb) Intelligent.

* {{quote-news, author=(Jesse Jackson), title=In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=20 February 2015 citation

, passage=At school, despite his sharp mind, Malcolm was laughed at by teachers when he said he wanted to be a lawyer. }}

Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.

(lb) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol after the name of the note).

(lb) Higher in pitch than required.

Having an intense, acrid flavour.''

Sudden and intense.

*:She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact.

(lb) Illegal or dishonest.

(lb) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.

*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)

*:the necessity of being so sharp and exacting

Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

*{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.

Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.

(lb) Stylish or attractive.

Observant; alert; acute.

Forming a small angle; forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

*1900 , , (The House Behind the Cedars) , Chapter I,

*:The street down which Warwick had come intersected Front Street at a sharp angle in front of the old hotel, forming a sort of flatiron block at the junction, known as Liberty Point

Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

Said of as extreme a value as possible.

(lb) Tactical; risky.

*1963 , Max Euwe, Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur (page xviii)

*:Time and time again, the amateur player has lost the opportunity to make the really best move because he felt bound to follow some chess "rule" he had learned, rather than to make the sharp move which was indicated by the position.

*1975 , Lud?k Pachman, Decisive Games in Chess History (page 64)

*:In such situations most chess players choose the ohvious and logical way: they go in for sharp play. However, not everyone is a natural attacking player

Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.

*(William Cowper) (1731-1800)

*:the morning sharp and clear

*(John Keble) (1792-1866)

*:in sharpest perils faithful proved

Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

(lb) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:in sharp contest of battle

*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)

*:A sharp assault already is begun.

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.

:(Edward Moxon)

Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

Synonyms

* (able to cut easily) keen, razor, razor-sharp * (intelligent) brainy, bright, intelligent, keen, smart, witty * (able to pierce easily) pointed * (having an intense and acrid flavour) acrid, pungent * (sudden and intense) abrupt, acute, stabbing * dishonest, dodgy, illegal, illicit, underhand * (accurate) accurate, exact, keen, precise * (critical) acrimonious, bitter, cutting, harsh, hostile, nasty * chic, elegant, smart, stylish * (observant) acute, alert, keen, observant, sharp-eyed

Antonyms

* (able to cut easily) blunt, dull * (intelligent) dim, dim-witted, slow, slow-witted, thick * (able to pierce easily) blunt * (higher than usual by one semitone) flat * flat * (having an intense and acrid flavour) bland, insipid, tasteless * (sudden and intense) dull * above-board, honest, legit, legitimate, reputable * (accurate) inaccurate, imprecise * (critical) complimentary, flattering, friendly, kind, nice * inelegant, scruffy, shabby * (observant) unobservant

Derived terms

* not the sharpest knife in the drawer * sharpish * sharply * sharp-witted

Adverb

(er)

To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

* Shakespeare

You bite so sharp at reasons.

(notcomp) Exactly.

I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp .

(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.

Synonyms

* (exactly) exactly, on the dot (of time), precisely

Noun

(en noun)

(music) The symbol ?, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F? (F sharp).

''Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.

(music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ?.

(music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.

The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps .

(music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.

Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C? minor (C sharp minor.)

(usually, in the plural) Something that is sharp.

Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.

A sharp tool or weapon.

* Collier

If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps , gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.

(medicine) A hypodermic syringe.

(medicine, dated) A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.

A dishonest person; a cheater.

The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see.

Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

(Charles Kingsley)

A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.

(in the plural) middlings

(slang, dated) An expert.

A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).

* 2006 , Iain McIntyre, Tomorrow Is Today: Australia in the Psychedelic Era, 1966-1970

The Circle was one of the few dances the older sharps frequented; mostly they were to be found in pubs, pool-halls or at the track.

Derived terms

* card sharp * double sharp

Verb

(en verb)

(music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.

That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!

To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

(rfquotek, L'Estrange)

Anagrams

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