Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look on the bright side

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: look on the bright -side
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a positive perspective; to be cheerful or optimistic.

Example Sentences

"Look on the bright side. At least having a broken leg means Joyce will have to do the TPS reports until they remember to send your laptop over."
"Patrick O'Brien: No hard feelings? I've been falsely accused, had the crap kicked out of me, now I have no job. Gene Hunt: Look on the bright side. Still got your health. So, you know, every cloud."

Inflected Forms

looks on the bright side (present, singular) looking on the bright side (participle, present) looked on the bright side (participle, past) looked on the bright side (past) look on the bright side of it (alternative)

Phrases

the glass half-full count one's blessings every cloud has a silver lining

Frequently Paired Words

the glass half-full count one's blessings every cloud has a silver lining look on the dark side

Synonyms

look on the positive side

Questions

What does look on the bright side mean?: To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a positive perspective; to be cheerful or optimistic.

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