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brassiness

brassiness

5.1
A bright yellow metal shine like a new lamp
  • noun
  • /ˈbræsɪnəs/
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  • The brassiness of the new lamp gave the living room a vintage feel.

Examples

  • After years of polishing, the doorknob's brassiness was still impressive.

  • The brassiness of the new paint made the room feel warm.

  • Sunlight brought out the brassiness in the old picture frame on the wall.

  • She loved the brassiness of her jewelry.

  • Her hair had a noticeable brassiness after several weeks without a color treatment.

  • The artist mixed gold paint with a metallic shade to achieve a warm brassiness in her mural.

  • The antique lamp had a beautiful brassiness that shimmered in the sunlight.

Synonyms

gold
vsbrassiness
214 1.0

A deep shiny yellow color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

is a yellower tone with a clearer metallic shine
luster
vsbrassiness
  • US
7 4.3

A shiny, gently glowing look on a surface like metal or porcelain

is a specific yellowish metallic color rather than general surface shine
shininess
vsbrassiness
1 2.0

How bright and smooth a surface is when it sends back light

is more about yellowish metallic color than just surface shine
old gold
vsbrassiness
5.7

A dark yellow color with a little brown tone

is a brighter yellowish metallic tone rather than a dark tarnished hue
goldenness
vsbrassiness
6.8

A warm, rich brightness in sound or light that feels like gold

is a narrow visual yellowish metallic color rather than a general warm quality

Antonyms

muted
10 4.2

Colors that are not bright or sounds that are not loud

dullness
1 2.2

A surface that is not bright or shiny

How Shiny

luster
  • US
7 4.3
brassiness
5.1
gloss
24 3.8
sheen
48 4.2

Surface Forms

brassiness singular
brassinesses plural

Morphology

brassiness = brassy (transparent) = brass + y + ness

Formed by adding the standard noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'brassy'; the color/shine sense is a direct nominalization of that adjective.

Etymology

The word brassiness comes from brass, a yellow metal used for lamps and doorknobs that has a 'yellowish metallic shine'. So brassiness means the yellow, shiny colour or shine you see in that metal.