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
The brightness of quasars should make these supermassive black holes pretty conspicuous even at vast distances, and indeed, the team behind the new research used the Subaru Telescope to discover over 200 quasars.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
These not only promise cinematic 4K HDR output with high brightness levels, but also the option to bump frame rates up to 240 Hz for smooth motion while gaming.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2025
This sends your footage to the cloud for processing, improving color, brightness, and stabilization, while reducing noise.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brightness
Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
These not only promise cinematic 4K HDR output with high brightness levels, but also the option to bump frame rates up to 240 Hz for smooth motion while gaming.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2025
This sends your footage to the cloud for processing, improving color, brightness, and stabilization, while reducing noise.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 31 Aug. 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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Young has shown true flashes of brilliance.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Eternal Aura reflects the brilliance of Black creativity that cannot be dimmed, evolving through every drape, print, and body, a glow that endures across generations.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The unique construction of the YH-C3000 strikes a balance between lightness, rigidity and internal damping.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Olga Tokarczuk also has this lightness to her.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another shopper mentioned using one as a magnetic flashlight during car repairs, snapping to metal on the car’s chassis for hands-free illumination right where it’s needed.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brief, startling moments of illumination are everywhere in its stories; so are all kinds of optical illusions and distortions.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Above the fog line, more hours of sun and brilliant luminosity bring distinctive structure to the Pinot Noir and a voluminous, fleshy texture to the Chardonnay.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brightness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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