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bright spots

bright spots is the plural of bright spot.

Meaning of bright spot

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.

Questions about bright spots

What is bright spots the plural of?
Bright spots is the plural of bright spot.

Words near bright spots in the dictionary

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

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