as in brilliancy
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the brightness of the sunshine made me squint after an afternoon spent in a darkened movie theater
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Recent Examples of brightness
Direct imaging of exoplanets can be difficult because of the overwhelming brightness coming from their host star, the authors said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 May 2025
Skylights add more brightness and reduce the reliance on lightbulbs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
BenQ says the second blue channel boosts brightness and improves color accuracy.
—PC Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
It is commonly used in cooking and salad dressing to bring acidity and brightness to dishes.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brightness
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 May 2025
Skylights add more brightness and reduce the reliance on lightbulbs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
BenQ says the second blue channel boosts brightness and improves color accuracy.
—PC Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
It is commonly used in cooking and salad dressing to bring acidity and brightness to dishes.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brightness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brightness
Noun
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The madness and the brilliance are one and the same.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Is this real?‘ That to me is where the brilliance of her performance lies.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Chardonnay gives freshness, lightness, and complexity.—
Per and Britt Karlsson,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Chloé captures a balance of natural femininity, sensuality, and lightness, harmonized with independence and freedom.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Among her achievements is the championing of works by underappreciated Black and female composers, conducting world premieres by a range of contemporary composers and crafting clever programs that put modern alongside classics in a way that provide context and illumination.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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My focus during client prep is usually on hydration, shaping and illumination.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 May 2025
Noun
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When the core crosses a precise mass threshold, the helium ignites, giving such stars the same intrinsic luminosity.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Scientific American,
1 Apr. 2025
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Thoughtful packaging preserves their stability, while a gentle formulation helps deliver on the key tenements of glass skin: smoothness, clearness, and luminosity.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brightness. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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