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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to pronounce brightness?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Andrea Fishkin:

   Fishkin told Fox News. SCIENTISTS DISCOVER POTENTIAL CURE FOR GRAY HAIR Fishkin said her mother started going gray when she was 18, so she knew there was a good chance she would follow the same silver path. After 12 years of dyeing her hair every four to six weeks, Fishkin decided to accept her silver tresses. I get compliments every day, it really makes me who I am. I love the brightness of it, I think it really matches me really well. Women like Fishkin are not alone in their silver journey. Celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis and Helen Mirren were some of the first to embrace full silver. And now younger women like Kendall Jenner, Pink and Lady Gaga have followed suit. We’re talking about the last five years the silver trend has been going on, and I'm amazed at how many women actually look really great with silver hair, Massey said.

2. 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.

3. Van Dokkum:

   Normally, you wouldn’t be able to detect the light of an individual star in that pixel, but because these pulsating stars are so bright and the pulsation is so strong, we could see that about a quarter of the pixels of the image changed their brightness. They changed it because the pixels contain these pulsating stars.

4. Jim Gaffigan:

   We were notified that, understandably, [ the hospital ] is under a lot of pressure. They are working crazy hours. We can't provide PPE( protective equipment) but we thought we could send over some burgers. So, we teamed up with Shake Shack and sent over food for a whole shift, these medical workers need just a little brightness in their day, anything.

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