English dictionary
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English noun: brightness | |||
| 1. | brightness (attribute) the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, lightness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blaze, brilliance, brilliancy, dazzle, effulgence, flash, glare, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, iridescence, luster, lustre, opalescence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, scintillation, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour | ||
| Antonyms | dullness | ||
| 2. | brightness (cognition) intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty | ||
| Synonyms | cleverness, smartness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intelligence | ||
| 3. | brightness (attribute) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | ||
| Samples | Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun. | ||
| Synonyms | brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glow, illuminance, illumination, incandescence, luminescence | ||
| Attribute | bright, dull | ||
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