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.

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

FreebaseRate 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

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   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. Simon Hirst:

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

2. Dave Durenberger:

   If there is a smudge on the Seal of the United States Senate, or on the Star of the North, as we like to call our state, I will work my hardest to polish both back to brightness.

3. Martin Weisskopf:

   The launch of IXPE marks a bold and unique step forward for X-ray astronomy, iXPE will tell us more about the precise nature of cosmic X-ray sources than we can learn by studying their brightness and color spectrum alone.

4. Tyron Edwards:

   Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy.

5. Jeannie Gaffigan:

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

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