Synonyms for brightness
ˈbraɪt nɪsbright·ness

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1. brightnessnoun

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

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

   Antonyms:
   dullness

2. brightness, cleverness, smartnessnoun

   intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

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

   Antonyms:
   dullness

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   dullness

Matched Categories

1. • Intelligence
   • Light

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1. brightnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   lustre, splendor, brilliancy, radiance, resplendence, effulgence

2. brightnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   clearness, transparency, lucidity

3. brightnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   acuteness, ingenuity, sagacity, acumen, astuteness, discernment, mother-wit, quick parts

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1. brightnessnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "brightness":

   high-brightness, luminosity, gloss, bright, intensity, brilliance, shine, luster, glossy, glare, glow, whiteness, luminance, lightness, sheen

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1. Daniel Huber:

   The signals from these stars have been a mystery for over a hundred years, we knew that brightness variations in these stars are caused by sound waves traveling in their interior, but we just couldn't make any sense of them.

2. Gallagher:

   Don't you wish there were a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work.

3. Carol Raymond:

   This extreme brightness was really unexpected.

4. Kaye Wise-Whitehead:

   When the system itself starts you behind, it takes a lot more money to get you up and moving, when you look at the state of Baltimore City schools -- how they have been systematically underfunded -- you can pump money in, [but] it's going to take a while to get HVACs up, to get air going, to get quality going, to get the schools themselves in a place where they can sustain brightness, the energy and the brilliance of our children that are coming in.

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.