Difference between Scintillating and Bright

What is the difference between Scintillating and Bright?

Scintillating as an adjective is that scintillates with brief flashes of light while Bright as an adjective is visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.

Scintillating

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: that scintillates with brief flashes of light brilliantly clever, amusing or witty

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

Bright

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, clear, radiant; not dark.Intelligent, brilliant.Vivid, colourful, brilliant.Happy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.A neologism intended as a positive-sounding umbrella term to describe various kinds of non-religious and non-superstitious people. (There is a Wikipedia article on this usage.)

Example sentence: I would miss months of school and then return with bright blond hair. Needless to say, there was bullying. I wasn't beaten up daily, but there was name-calling and jealousy. You have to bear in mind that 'Harry Potter' wasn't cool. I wasn't part of the 'Terminator' franchise.

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