brightness
The quality of being brightThe quality of being bright.
» He flipped the switch and threw the room into brightness.
Er knipste den Schalter an und tauchte den Raum in Helligkeit. — Espi
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being bright.
Funkeln, Glanz, Helligkeit
блескblesk, я́ркостьjárkostʹ, вспы́шкаvspýška
яскра́вістьjaskrávistʹ
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
(uncountable, usually)The perceived luminance of an object.
Helligkeit
я́ркостьjárkostʹ
(figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable, usually)Intelligence, cleverness.
Aufgewecktheit
смышлёностьsmyšljónostʹ, умum
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
Examples
20 sentencesHe flipped the switch and threw the room into brightness.
deEr knipste den Schalter an und tauchte den Raum in Helligkeit. — Espi
I carried brightness on my countenance.
Yanni put his phone to its lowest brightness.
Did you adjust the brightness on your TV?
Can you lower the brightness on this monitor?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bryghtnes, brightnesse, from Old English beorhtnes (“brightness, splenFrom 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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Forms
plural: brightnessesSynonyms
7 synonyms- intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty:clevernesssmartness
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light:luminositybrightness levelluminanceluminousnesslight
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable