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
When bright, direct light is needed for precision work (like for crafting or writing), this White Crown LED lamp can shine at 10 different brightness levels.
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 June 2025
Specialized software will compare each new image with a template assembled from previous data, revealing changes in brightness or position in the sky.
—Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 19 June 2025
There’s also freshly grated lemon zest for brightness, which plays well off the natural tang of the buttermilk too.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Nearly equal in brightness, the contrast in color will be striking.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 June 2025
Specialized software will compare each new image with a template assembled from previous data, revealing changes in brightness or position in the sky.
—Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 19 June 2025
There’s also freshly grated lemon zest for brightness, which plays well off the natural tang of the buttermilk too.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Nearly equal in brightness, the contrast in color will be striking.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brightness
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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
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McDavid's individual brilliance still hasn't, with Florida denying the Oilers a Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
18 June 2025
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The '80s and '90s were full of near-comebacks, false starts, flashes of brilliance under layers of confusion.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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On the palate, the wine has splendid depth and width, just as its Cabernet Sauvignon offspring so often does in Napa; the difference is a lightness of touch here, an aerial grace, and a lithe ease of line to the tannins; the acidity remains tenderly supportive.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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This cloud threatened to take over season 16, but the Grenada trip nipped it in the bud, reintroducing lightness and banter.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
16 June 2025
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The tractor-trailer then veered right, traveling across both lanes, and collided with an overhead illumination police and through the metal beam guardrail in the right shoulder and went down an embankment into a wooded area, according to state police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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Instead of going with a big, fancy cockpit of OLED or LED graphics and illumination, Kamingo keeps it simple with a featherlight controller that features a knurled mode dial and a small color display for essentials like speed, distance and battery life.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 June 2025
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The energy and luminosity of an ENT boggles the mind.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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This freedom of expression lends every canvas with a luminosity and energy that leaves a lasting impression.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brightness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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