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све́тлый — meaning in English

svetlyy

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English meaning

  • blond adj Having pale yellowish or golden hair.
  • bright adj Giving off or full of strong light.
  • clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  • fair adj Treating people equally and reasonably; just.
  • light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
  • lucid adj Clear and easy to understand.
  • white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

све́тлый is used for these senses in English:

  • blond Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
  • bright Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
  • clear Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
  • fair Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
  • light Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
  • light Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
  • lucid Bright, luminous, translucent, or transparent.
  • white Relatively light or pale in colour.

blond — full definition

  1. adj Having pale yellowish or golden hair.
  2. noun A person with light golden or yellowish hair.

bright — full definition

  1. adj Giving off or full of strong light.
  2. adj Quick-witted or intelligent.
  3. adj Cheerful, optimistic, or full of promise.

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