LAMBENCY Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

lambency

noun

ˈlam-bən(t)-sē

Definition of lambency

as in brightness

the quality or state of having or giving off light the lambency of the sunlit stained-glass window was breathtaking

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Noun

At that pace, Earth’s night doubles in brightness about every eight years.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The rocky planet's exceptional brightness is a side effect of its dense atmosphere, which veils the planet's surface beneath dense sulphuric acid clouds that reflect 70% of incoming sunlight back out into space, according to MIT.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

The diamond-set is further enhanced by the two cultured pearls, with a design that heightens sculpture and lightness.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
While the film’s logline hints at something a bit darker — a young woman makes her way through the rarefied world of New York literary mags in the years before #MeToo is even a glimmer — there’s a real lightness to the final film.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of lightness

Noun

Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of brilliancy

Noun

Her committed advocacy is well known; her brilliance in recognizing a constellation of facts and weaving them together to find solutions is another part of her legacy.

— Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Despite Primo’s brilliance in the kitchen and Secondo’s business savvy, the restaurant is failing, one reason being Primo’s refusal to compromise on his culinary perfectionism.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

In Comfort, for example, digital displays take a backseat only presenting necessary intel, while Refresh fittingly bolsters interior air management and illumination.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Militarnyi reports that the Zorelit v5 can be equipped with an automatic target detection and illumination system using AI algorithms.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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