Brightness Meaning
/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being bright.
nounThe perceived luminance of an object.
Sentence Examples
The brightness of the sky showed that the storm had passed.
The brightness of her smile always makes me feel better.
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The astronomer measured the ____ of the star using a photometer.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English bryghtnes, brightnesse, from Old English beorhtnes (“brightness, splendor”), from Proto-West Germanic *berhtnassī, equivalent to bright + -ness. Cognate with Old High German berahtnessī, berahtnessi (“brightness”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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The astronomer measured the ____ of the star using a photometer.