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bright and early

/ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜɹli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
bright and ear-ly
IPA
/ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜɹli/
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

(Very) early in the morning.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bright (“in a bright manner: in good spirits; cheerfully, vivaciously”) + and + early.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜɹli/
  • British English: /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜːli/

Inflected Forms

more bright and early (comparative) most bright and early (superlative)

Phrases

early bird early riser early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise the early bird catches the worm the early bird gets the worm get up early morning person small hours

Frequently Paired Words

early bird early riser early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise the early bird catches the worm the early bird gets the worm get up early morning person small hours

Synonyms

at the break of dawn at the crack of dawn first thing

Rhymes With

early shirley curly girly pearly burley surly burly earley hurly hurly-burly buehrle

Questions

How do you pronounce bright and early?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜɹli/.
What does bright and early mean?
(Very) early in the morning.
Where does bright and early come from?
From bright (“in a bright manner: in good spirits; cheerfully, vivaciously”) + and + early.

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