bright side

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark. [1913 Webster]

The sun was bright o'erhead.— Longfellow.[1913 Webster]

The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.— Drake.[1913 Webster]

The public places were as bright as at noonday.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.Transmitting light; clear; transparent. [1913 Webster]

From the brightest wines He 'd turn abhorrent.— Thomson.[1913 Webster]

3.Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty. [1913 Webster]

Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky.— Parnell.[1913 Webster]

4.Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent. [1913 Webster]

5.Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery. [1913 Webster]

Be bright and jovial among your guests.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

6.Illustrious; glorious. [1913 Webster]

In the brightest annals of a female reign.— Cotton.[1913 Webster]

7.Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain. [1913 Webster]

That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence, and with surer success, draw the bearner on.— I. Watts.[1913 Webster]

8.Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance. [1913 Webster]

Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed, bright-haired, bright-hued. [1913 Webster]

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. [PJC]

Syn: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant; resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling; glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent; illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny. [1913 Webster]