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brightness

/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/noun2 syllables

Brightness means: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.

Synonyms for brightness7

noun, as in the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

luminosity, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light

noun, as in intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

cleverness, smartness

Opposites of brightness

dullness

What does brightness mean?3

noun

1

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light“its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun”

2

intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

3

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with brightness?3

two syllables

whitenesslightnesstightness
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Brightness in a sentence

  • I don't like having the screen so bright, lower the brightness.araneo
  • The brightness of the sky showed that the storm had passed.Zifre
  • The brightness of her smile always makes me feel better.unknown
  • He flipped the switch and threw the room into brightness.CK
  • The noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.fcbond
  • The brightness of the sunlight is attenuated quickly as it passes through the water.AlanF_US
  • Yanni put his phone to its lowest brightness.Amastan
  • We perceive the amplitude of a light wave as brightness.LimeGreenTeknii

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of brightness

as a noun

plural
brightnesses