Definitions for Brightness
ˈbraɪt nɪsbright·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. brightnessnoun

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

2. brightness, cleverness, smartnessnoun

   intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

3. luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, lightnoun

   the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

   "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brightnessnoun

   the quality of being bright

2. brightnessnoun

   the perception elicited by the luminance of an object

3. brightnessnoun

   intelligence, cleverness

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brightnessnoun

   Etymology: from bright.

   1. Lustre; splendour; glitter.

   The blazing brightness of her beauty’s beam,
   And glorious light of her sun-shining face,
   To tell, were as to strive against the stream. Fairy Q. b. i.

   A sword, by long lying still, will contract a rust, which shall deface its brightness. South.

   Vex’d with the present moment’s heavy gloom,
   Why seek we brightness from the years to come? Matthew Prior.

   2. Acuteness.

   The brightness of his parts, the solidity of his judgment, and the candour and generosity of his temper, distinguished him in an age of great politeness. Matthew Prior.

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1. brightness

   Brightness is a measure of the amount of light or luminance being emitted or reflected from an object or source, often perceived or interpreted by the human eye. It can also refer to the intensity or quantity of visible light. In digital photography or visual technology, it refers to the adjustment level of light tones in an image or display.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brightnessnoun

   the quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness

2. Brightnessnoun

   acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Brightness

   Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to be radiating or reflecting light. In other words, brightness is the perception elicited by the luminance of a visual target. This is a subjective attribute/property of an object being observed.

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1. • Intelligence
   • Light

How to pronounce Brightness?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Brightness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brightness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brightness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Brightness in a Sentence

1. Chris Russell:

   Ceres’ bright spot can now be seen to have a companion of lesser brightness, but apparently in the same basin, this maybe pointing to a volcano-like origin of the spots, but we will have to wait for better resolution before we can make such geologic interpretations.

2. Daniel Huber:

   The signals from these stars have been a mystery for over a hundred years, we knew that brightness variations in these stars are caused by sound waves traveling in their interior, but we just couldn't make any sense of them.

3. Simon Hirst:

   It was the best part of the three days, there was one clear winner that had a unique freshness and brightness.

4. George Raitu:

   Millions of people are staring at a wall of expiring support programs, such as the pandemic unemployment insurance and eviction protection, which dampen the brightness of the incoming holiday season, while we see a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel with upcoming vaccines, there is still a big question around whether Congress can come to terms on a new stimulus package to help the country recover from the current economic downturn.

5. Jeannie Gaffigan:

   These medical workers need just a little brightness in their day, anything.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Brightness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brightness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Brightness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brightness
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Brightness