The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bright \Bright\, a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS. berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. ba['i]rhts.
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Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
The sun was bright o'erhead.
--Longfellow.The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.
--Drake.The public places were as bright as at noonday.
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Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent.
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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.
--Parnell. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
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Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
Be bright and jovial among your guests.
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Illustrious; glorious.
In the brightest annals of a female reign.
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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.
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Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.
--Pope.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.
Syn: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.
Wiktionary
n. A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.
WordNet
n. a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" [syn: silver lining]
Wikipedia
Bright Side is the first studio album from OBB. Curb Records released the album on September 30, 2014. They worked with Justin Ebach, in the production of this album.
Usage examples of "bright side".
To dwell upon the bright side first, there will be half-an-hour’.
They were, after all, only aspects of the one great race of thinking creatures - the dwellers on the bright side of the sun.
Course, if you wanted to look on the bright side, I guess the Ramos family could save some money on the funeral being that Homer was already cremated.
Even looking at the bright side of things, he found it both stupid and sad to be left alone in the midst of this savage country and among these wild tribes.