bright

Definition

  • noun: a bright color
  • adjective: producing a lot of light
  • adjective: radiating or reflecting light
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: vivacious, radiant, illustrious

Examples

  • Your cat is very sick right now, but try to 'look on the bright side'. She can be treated with medicine.

  • Car sales were one of the few 'bright spots' for the economy last year.

  • ('US') He lost the race, but 'on the bright side', he didn't get hurt.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I been here all the time. Then where the hell is he? Well, I don't know. Three grown men... ...outsmarted by a mouse. Well, bright side is, all this commotion probably scared him off for good. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's the last we'll see of him. You little son of a bitch. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile
  • (..) Do you leave the light on after bedtime? Because I get a little scared in the dark sometime... ...if it's a strange place. It stays pretty bright around here all night long. We always keep a few lights burning out in the corridor. The corridor? Right out there. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile