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BRIGHT SIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bright side mean? 

BRIGHT SIDE (noun)
  The noun BRIGHT SIDE has 1 sense:

1. a consoling aspect of a difficult situationplay

  Familiarity information: BRIGHT SIDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRIGHT SIDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A consoling aspect of a difficult situation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

bright side; silver lining

Context example:

look on the bright side of it

Hypernyms ("bright side" is a kind of...):

consolation; solace; solacement (the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment)


 Context examples 


Look on the bright side.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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