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bright spot

bright spot noun: a good part of something that is otherwise fairly bad or unpleasant.

Noun

bright spot (plural bright spots)

  1. (figuratively) A good part of something that is otherwise fairly bad or unpleasant.
    • Nevertheless, there are a few bright spots. Both railways have some smartly-timed R.D.C. schedules over the shorter distances.1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553
    Synonyms:
    silver lining
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bright, spot.

Synonyms of bright spot

Forms of bright spot

pluralbright spots

Questions about bright spot

What does bright spot mean?
Bright spot means a good part of something that is otherwise fairly bad or unpleasant.
What part of speech is bright spot?
Bright spot is a noun.
What is the plural of bright spot?
The plural of bright spot is bright spots.

Words near bright spot in the dictionary

  1. bright sides
  2. bright soliton
  3. bright solitons
  4. bright spark
  5. bright sparks
  6. bright spot
  7. bright spots
  8. Bright Week
  9. bright young people
  10. bright young thing
  11. bright young things

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