brightness
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of being bright.
- (uncountable, usually) The perceived luminance of an object.
- (figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable, usually) Intelligence, cleverness.
Synonyms
clearness
capacity of mind
Translations
Helligkeit
brillo
brillance
luminosità
nitor
brilho
glansFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English bryghtnes, brightnesse, from Old English beorhtnes (“brightness, splendor”), from Proto-West Germanic *berhtnassī, equivalent to bright + -ness. Cognate with Old High German berahtnessī, berahtnessi (“brightness”).
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