Need definitions of: Dark; Warm; and Bright


Throughout thousands of postings, the descriptive adjectives of dark, warm, and bright are employed.  What does each of them actually mean?  Are these meanings solely subjective, or can they be seen in displays of frequency responses and distortion across an audio spectrum?
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Just semantics but dark refers to a sound with treble and perhaps some midrange tipped down, warm to sound with an emphasis on midrange, where most music happens and bright is the opposite of dark.
I liken bright to shrill/ harsh though many may think that is an extreme comparison. To my ears that is what I hear. Warm is the sweet spot, feels good, sounds good, “right” if you will. Dark is heavy, defined but not in your face. Good lower end impact without much overtone. Being a drummer, these terms are often used as descriptors of cymbals, drums too at times, but always cymbals.