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brightness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of brightness

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

Synonyms for brightness

brilliance,
brilliancy,
candor,
dazzle,
effulgence,
illumination,
lambency,
lightness,
luminance,
luminosity,
luminousness,
luster
(or lustre),
lustrousness,
radiance,
refulgence,
splendor

Words Related to brightness

blaze,
flare,
flash,
flicker,
light

fluorescence,
incandescence,
luminescence

burnish,
gloss,
polish,
sheen,
shine,
shininess

fire,
flame,
glare,
glow

flash,
gleam,
glimmer,
glint,
glisten,
glitter,
scintillation,
shimmer,
sparkle,
twinkle

Near Antonyms for brightness

dimness,
gloominess,
somberness

cloudiness,
haziness,
murkiness,
obscureness,
obscurity

colorlessness,
grayness,
lackluster,
paleness,
shadiness,
shadowiness

Antonyms for brightness

blackness,
dark,
darkness,
dullness
(also dulness),
duskiness

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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brightness. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.

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