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adjective

Bright adj.

1.

Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark. "The sun was bright o'erhead." "The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright." "The public places were as bright as at noonday."

2.

Transmitting light; clear; transparent. "From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent."

3.

Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty. "Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky."

4.

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

5.

Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery. "Be bright and jovial among your guests."

6.

Illustrious; glorious. "In the brightest annals of a female reign."

7.

Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain. "That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on."

8.

Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance. "Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew." Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued.

bright side the positive or favorable aspects of a situation.

to look on the bright side to focus the attention on favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.

Synonyms: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.

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Etymology of 'Bright side'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bright side" Quotes from Famous Books

... nothing like looking on the bright side of things," laughed Allen. "Look, Betty, here is a place that was just made for you. Seat and back and everything ...

— The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island - Or, A Cave and What It Contained • Laura Lee Hope

... in Tilling believed her left Miss Mapp more than calm, on the bright side of calm, that is to say. She had a few indulgent phrases that tripped readily off her tongue for the dear things who hated to be deprived of their gossip, but Susan certainly did not receive the impression that this playful magnanimity was attained with an effort. Elizabeth did not seem really ...

— Miss Mapp • Edward Frederic Benson

... Apart from the "Legend of Good Women," which is specially designed to give brilliant examples of the faithfulness of women under circumstances of trial, pain, and grief, and from two or three of the "Canterbury Tales," he dwells with consistent preference on the bright side of love, though remaining a stranger to its divine radiance, which shines forth so fully upon us out of the pages of Spenser. Thus, in the "Assembly of Fowls" all is gaiety and mirth, as indeed beseems the genial neighbourhood of Cupid's temple. Again, in "Troilus and Cressid," ...

— Chaucer • Adolphus William Ward

... suspect," said Primrose, "that London, like all places, has its shady side and its bright side. We are in the shady side at present, dear Jasmine—that ...

— The Palace Beautiful - A Story for Girls • L. T. Meade

... contemplation, passeth to meditation; hence proceeds desire; then the spark bursts forth into a flame, the head swims, the body wastes, and the soul turns giddy. If we look on the bright side of love, we must acknowledge that it has at least one advantage; it annihilates pride and immoderate self-love; 364 true love, whose aim is the happiness and equality of the beloved object, ...

— An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa • Abd Salam Shabeeny

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