'Brightness' definitions:
Definition of 'brightness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white [ant: dullness]
noun
Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn: brightness, cleverness, smartness]
noun
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light]
Definition of 'Brightness'
From: GCIDE
- Brightness \Bright"ness\, n. [AS. beorhines. See Bright.]
- 1. The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness. [1913 Webster]
- A sudden brightness in his face appear. --Crabbe. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit. [1913 Webster]
- The brightness of his parts . . . distinguished him. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Splendor; luster; radiance; resplendence; brilliancy; effulgence; glory; clearness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'brightness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acuity,
- acuteness,
- adroitness,
- agility,
- alertness,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- attention,
- attentiveness,
- auspiciousness,
- beneficence,
- benevolence,
- benignancy,
- benignity,
- blare,
- blaze,
- blazing light,
- blinding light,
- blitheness,
- blithesomeness,
- braininess,
- bright color,
- bright light,
- bright side,
- brilliance,
- brilliancy,
- brilliant light,
- burst of light,
- cheer,
- cheerfulness,
- cheeriness,
- cheery vein,
- chroma,
- chromatic color,
- chromaticity,
- clear thinking,
- cleverness,
- color,
- color quality,
- colorfulness,
- colorimetric quality,
- cool color,
- dazzling light,
- dexterity,
- docility,
- educability,
- effulgence,
- esprit,
- eupeptic mien,
- facility,
- fair weather,
- favorableness,
- flair,
- flamboyance,
- flood of light,
- fortunateness,
- fulgor,
- gaiety,
- geniality,
- genius,
- giftedness,
- gifts,
- gladness,
- gladsomeness,
- glamour,
- glare,
- glaring light,
- gloriousness,
- glory,
- good auspices,
- good cheer,
- good omen,
- gorgeousness,
- happiness,
- heavenliness,
- hopefulness,
- hue,
- impressionability,
- intelligence,
- intensity,
- keen-wittedness,
- keenness,
- lightness,
- luckiness,
- luster,
- malleability,
- mental alertness,
- mercurial mind,
- moldability,
- motivation,
- Munsell chroma,
- native cleverness,
- neutral color,
- nimble mind,
- nimble-wittedness,
- nimbleness,
- nous,
- optimism,
- plasticity,
- pleasantness,
- pliability,
- promptitude,
- promptness,
- propitiousness,
- prosperousness,
- punctuality,
- pure color,
- purity,
- quick parts,
- quick thinking,
- quick wit,
- quick-wittedness,
- quickness,
- radiance,
- radiancy,
- radiant splendor,
- ravishingness,
- readiness,
- ready wit,
- receptivity,
- refulgence,
- refulgency,
- resplendence,
- resplendency,
- richness,
- rosy expectation,
- sanguine humor,
- sanguineness,
- saturation,
- savvy,
- sharp-wittedness,
- sharpness,
- sleeplessness,
- smartness,
- smarts,
- splendidness,
- splendor,
- splendorousness,
- splendrousness,
- sprightly wit,
- streaming light,
- sublimity,
- sunniness,
- sunny side,
- susceptibility,
- talent,
- teachability,
- teachableness,
- Technicolor,
- tint,
- tone,
- trainableness,
- value,
- vividness,
- wakefulness,
- warm color,
- willingness,
- winsomeness
Words containing 'Brightness'
- Bright,
- Bright, IN,
- Brightly,
- Bright's disease,
- Honor bright,
- Sea Bright,
- bright blue,
- bright side,
- brightness constancy,
- brightness level,
- meadow bright,
- radio brightness,
- Bright-harnessed,
- Sea Bright, NJ,
- bright as a new penny,
- bright-red,
- brightly-colored,
- brightly-coloured,
- to look on the bright side,
- azure cerulean sky-blue bright blue