Antonyms for brightness
ˈbraɪt nɪsbright·ness

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1. brightnessnoun

   the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

   Antonyms:
   dullness

   Synonyms:
   brightness level, smartness, light, luminosity, luminousness, cleverness, luminance

2. brightness, cleverness, smartnessnoun

   intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

   Antonyms:
   dullness

   Synonyms:
   swank, smart, ingenuity, chichi, alacrity, brightness level, chic, last word, briskness, inventiveness, luminosity, cleverness, stylishness, smarting, luminousness, luminance, light, chicness, smartness, modishness, ingeniousness

3. luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, lightnoun

   the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

   "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

   Antonyms:
   dullness

   Synonyms:
   illumination, twinkle, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, luminosity, lighter, cleverness, luminousness, luminance, light, ignitor, smartness, visible radiation, visible light

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1. brightnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   brilliancy, splendor, luster, luminosity, resplendence, radiance, refulgence, effulgence, glow, aptness, precocity, acuteness, sharpness, discernment, vivacity, animation, liveliness

How to use brightness in a sentence?

1. Peter Williams:

   Even though brown dwarfs are completely covered in clouds, they're too far away for us to pick out individual clouds like we do on planets within our solar system. But we can still measure how long it takes for a group of clouds to do a lap around the atmosphere ; as clouds come in and out of view they change the brightness of the planet, this lap time depends on two things : how fast the brown dwarf itself is spinning, and how fast the wind is blowing on top of that.

2. Chris Russell:

   Ceres’ bright spot can now be seen to have a companion of lesser brightness, but apparently in the same basin, this maybe pointing to a volcano-like origin of the spots, but we will have to wait for better resolution before we can make such geologic interpretations.

3. William E. Channing:

   Poetry reveals to us the loveliness of nature, brings back the freshness of youthful feelings, reviews the relish of simple pleasures, keeps unquenched the enthusiasm which warmed the springtime of our being, refines youthful love, strengthens our interest in human mature, by vivid delineations of its tenderest and softest feelings, and through the brightness of its prophetic visions, helps faith to lay hold on the future life.

4. Jeannie Gaffigan:

   These medical workers need just a little brightness in their day, anything.

5. Dejan Stojanovic:

   We like to admit to only that which already glows, although it is nobler to support brightness before it glows, not afterwards.

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