brightness

1. (noun) the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum
Related Words: blaze, brilliance, brilliancy, dazzle, effulgence, flash, glare, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, iridescence, light, lightness, luster, lustre, opalescence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, scintillation, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour
Antonyms: dullness

2. (noun) intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
Synonyms: cleverness, smartness
Related Words: intelligence

3. (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
Synonyms: light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness
Related Words: glow, illuminance, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, physical property



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