the luminous aspect of a color (as distinct from its hue) by which it is regarded as approaching the maximum luminance of pure white or the lack of luminance of pure black
Examples of 'brightness' in a sentence
brightness
The brightness of the light made no difference.
Christianity Today (2000)
And it has a mood light with eight brightness settings depending on what you like best.
The Sun (2012)
Despite the brightness of the day, there is a fire roaring in the enormous hearth.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Lights surrounding the speaker react to the beat, altering colour and brightness in time with the music.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The quality and brightness of the light is improving all the time, and the best ones are now indistinguishable from the old incandescent bulbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Are the letters just a dull reflection of the brightness of her star during her salon days, or are they a work in their own right?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
The two stars, similar in brightness and colour and so perfect for depicting twins, are thus a permanent reminder of this mythological timeshare.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
For the sun gave forth its light without brightness... and it seemed exceedingly like the sun in eclipse, for the beams it shed were not clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Synonyms of 'brightness'
vividness, richness, intensity, brilliance
light, shine, sparkle, glare
intelligence, intellect, brains, awareness
More Synonyms of brightness
1 (noun)
You'll be impressed with the brightness of the colours.
Synonyms
vividness
the startling vividness of colours in his surroundings
richness
intensity
brilliance
the brilliance of the sun on the water
splendour
We were led through the fairy-lit splendour of the centre.
resplendence
2 (noun)
An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star.
Synonyms
light
Cracks of light filtered through the shutters.
shine
There was a sparkle about her, a shine of anticipation.
sparkle
There was a sparkle in her eye that could not be hidden.
glare
brilliance
radiance
The dim bulb cast a soft radiance over his face.
luminosity
incandescence
effulgence
refulgence
Opposites
dullness
,
dimness
3 (noun)
(informal)
Her brightness seemed quite intimidating to me.
Synonyms
intelligence
She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.
intellect
Do the emotions develop in parallel with the intellect?