brightness

Examples

• All

• The monitor was adjusted to a comfortable level of brightness and remained constant throughout the experiment.

  Academic text (2013)

• The ice moon, now full, spilled its silver brightness across the snow, casting all into sharp relief.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And if I go up to full brightness, these are really bright.

  Fix This Build That

• It's turning on, and with the distance, the brightness goes up and down.

• All you have to do is look out for a little extra brightness in the sky.

  Sunshine (2007)

• So we're measuring the brightness at those points.

• My eyes, accustomed to the brightness outdoors, gradually made out the shape of the hall.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The brightness of the sun is essential for photosynthesis in plants.

• The artist used various shades to create a sense of brightness in her paintings.

Synonyms

L

light

vsbrightness

∞ 1.0

Brightness from the sun, lamps, or fire that makes things visible

is the measurable or perceived quality of how much things glow or reflect

S

shine

vsbrightness

53 1.0

A bright, smooth look on something that reflects light

is the general property underlying that reflected or emitted glow

I

illumination

vsbrightness

19 4.1

The amount of light in a place or on a surface

is the inherent property of objects that produce or reflect that light

R

radiance

vsbrightness

13 4.2

A bright glow in someone's face that shows health or happiness

covers general emitting or reflecting quality beyond human appearance

L

luminosity

vsbrightness

• Specialized

6 7.3

How much light an object gives or reflects

is the everyday sense of that same producing or reflecting quality

B

brilliance

vsbrightness

5 4.5

A very bright light that makes it hard to see

is the normal range of being bright rather than an extreme glare

L

light intensity

vsbrightness

• Specialized

2 3.9

The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction

is the general visual quality not tied to direction or measurement

L

luminance

vsbrightness

• Specialized

1 7.1

The brightness of a surface as seen by the eye

is the general quality of giving off or reflecting visible energy

B

brightness level

vsbrightness

1 3.3

The amount of light a thing gives or reflects

is the general property measured by that degree rather than the number

L

lightness

vsbrightness

• Specialized

1 4.3

A brightness in an image or scene that changes mood

is the physical quality of giving off or reflecting visible energy

R

radiancy

vsbrightness

1 8.9

Bright, strong light that shines from something like the sun or a diamond

is the broader quality that includes this shining effect

I

illuminance

vsbrightness

• Specialized

1 8.8

The amount of light that falls on a surface

is the perceived overall quality rather than the incoming light amount

L

luminousness

vsbrightness

1 7.0

How bright something is because it gives or reflects light

is the broader state of being bright rather than the act of glowing

Antonyms

D

darkness

482 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

D

dimness

4 3.4

Low light that makes it hard to see

D

dullness

1 2.2

A surface that is not bright or shiny

Compounds

B

brightness level

1 3.3

The amount of light a thing gives or reflects

R

radio brightness

• Specialized

1 7.3

How strong radio waves from an object in space are when a radio telescope detects them

B

brightness constancy

• Specialized

7.4

A visual effect that makes an object look equally bright when the light around it changes

How Bright

glare

43 3.3

radiance

13 4.2

brightness

39 1.0

dimness

4 3.4

darkness

482 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology