A favorable or hopeful aspect, as in Bob is inclined to look on the bright side of everything. This idiom uses bright in the sense of "lit up with gladness or hope." [First half of 1800s] Also see
glass is half full.
| Idioms: bright side |
A favorable or hopeful aspect, as in Bob is inclined to look on the bright side of everything. This idiom uses bright in the sense of "lit up with gladness or hope." [First half of 1800s] Also see
glass is half full.
| WordNet: bright side |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a consoling aspect of a difficult situation
Synonym: silver lining
| bright (Idiom) | |
| optimism | |
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| Always look on the bright side? | |
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| One who looks on the bright side? |
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