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Definition: Brightness |
BrightnessNoun1. The location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum. 2. Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty. 3. The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "brightness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Note: Brightness \Bright"ness\, noun. [from Anglo-Saxon expression beorhines. See Bright.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Brightness |
Aerospace | 1. The attribute of visual perception in accordance with which an area appears to emit more or less light. 2. = luminance.In sense 2 luminance is preferred. (references) |
Geography | Intensity of radiation on a scale in which the sun's apparent luminosity at 1 pc would represent one unit of intensity. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | The intrinsic reflectance factor at an effective wavelength of 457 nm. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | The candlepower of a light source divided by the area of the source, andexpressed in candles per square inch or candles per square foot. (references) |
Physics | The quotient of the luminous flux leaving, arriving at, or passing through an element of surface at this point and propagated in directions defined by an elementary cone containing the given direction, by the product of the solid angle of the cone and the area of the orthogonal projection of the element of surface on a plane perpendicular to the given direction. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Quantity of light emitted by or reflected from any surface. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The attribute of visual sensation according to which an area appears to emit more or less light. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to emit a given amount of light."Brightness" was formerly used as a synonym for the photometric term luminance and (incorrectly) for the radiometric term radiance. "Brightness" should now be used only for nonquantitative references to physiological sensations and perceptions of light.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C
With regard to stars etc. see apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude.
See also
- Luminance
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Brightness."
Synonyms: BrightnessSynonyms: brightness level (n), cleverness (n), light (n), luminance (n), luminosity (n), luminousness (n), smartness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: dullness (n). (additional references) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | The brightness of the shops where holly sprigs and berries crackled in the lamp heat of the windows, made pale faces ruddy as they passed |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Douglas Adams | It seems odd, don’t you think, that the quality of the food should vary inversely with the brightness of the lighting |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The decision once made, a glow of strange enjoyment threw its flickering brightness over the trouble of his breast |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Nothing is so dismal as this brightness of deserted streets |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | It was brightness. |
A Swiftly Tilting Planet | Madeleine L'Engle | At terra at this fateful hour I call upon all heaven with its power, And the sun with its brightness, And the snow with its whiteness, And the fire with all the strength it hath, And the lighting with its rapid wrath, And the winds with the swiftness along their path, And the sea with its deepness, And the rocks with their steepness, And the earth with its starkness, All this I place,By God's Almighty help and grace, Between myself and the powers of darkness |
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Business | LED signals consume only a third of the energy of conventional lights while achieving greater brightness. (references) | |
However, local products lack variety and good quality, as well as solubility, brightness and color sharpness. (references) | ||
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MACROBIAN, n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is abundantly supplied with examples, from Methuselah to Old Parr, but some notable instances of longevity are less well known. A Calabrian peasant named Coloni, born in 1753, lived so long that he had what he considered a glimpse of the dawn of universal peace. Scanavius relates that he knew an archbishop who was so old that he could remember a time when he did not deserve hanging. In 1566 a linen draper of Bristol, England, declared that he had lived five hundred years, and that in all that time he had never told a lie. There are instances of longevity (macrobiosis) in our own country. Senator Chauncey Depew is old enough to know better. The editor of The American, a newspaper in New York City, has a memory that goes back to the time when he was a rascal, but not to the fact. The President of the United States was born so long ago that many of the friends of his youth have risen to high political and military preferment without the assistance of personal merit. The verses following were written by a macrobian: When I was young the world was fair And amiable and sunny. A brightness was in all the air, In all the waters, honey. The jokes were fine and funny, The statesmen honest in their views, And in their lives, as well, And when you heard a bit of news 'Twas true enough to tell. Men were not ranting, shouting, reeking, Nor women "generally speaking." The Summer then was long indeed: It lasted one whole season! The sparkling Winter gave no heed When ordered by Unreason To bring the early peas on. Now, where the dickens is the sense In calling that a year Which does no more than just commence Before the end is near? When I was young the year extended From month to month until it ended. I know not why the world has changed To something dark and dreary, And everything is now arranged To make a fellow weary. The Weather Man -- I fear he Has much to do with it, for, sure, The air is not the same: It chokes you when it is impure, When pure it makes you lame. With windows closed you are asthmatic; Open, neuralgic or sciatic. Well, I suppose this new regime Of dun degeneration Seems eviler than it would seem To a better observation, And has for compensation Some blessings in a deep disguise Which mortal sight has failed To pierce, although to angels' eyes They're visible unveiled. If Age is such a boon, good land! He's costumed by a master hand! Venable Strigg |
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Ellen Levin | Jennifer was a great kid. She was responsible, loyal, loving and kind. She had a gift of making people smile just by walking in the room. She was filled with life, and her zest and brightness touched everyone she knew. |
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| "Brightness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.97% of the time. "Brightness" is used about 387 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.97% | 383 | 14,369 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.03% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 387 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "brightness". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Dalmatia | N/A | Biblical | Vain brightness |
| Jaziz | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
| Jezrahiah | N/A | Biblical | Brightness of the Lord |
| Nagge | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
| Nogah | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
| Ohel | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
| Zarah | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
| Zerahiah | N/A | Biblical | Brightness of the Lord |
| Zif | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
| Ziha | N/A | Biblical | Brightness |
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Expressions using "brightness": brightness constancy ♦ brightness level ♦ brightness reversion ♦ radio brightness. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "brightness": bird-brightness, eye-brightness, ice-brightness. | |
Containing "brightness": surface-brightness-diameter. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "brightness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shkëlqim (aureola, aureole, blaze, brilliance, brilliancy, distinction, eclat, effulgence, flamboyance, flamboyancy, flame, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glow, halo, irradiation, lambency, luster, lustre, nimbus, pageantry, polish, pomp, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Arabic | لمعان (burnish, flash, glisten, glitter, gloss, glossiness, luminosity, luster, radiance, refulgence, sheen, shine, shining), سطوع (effulgence, radiance, shine, splendor, splendour), إشراق (brilliance, brilliancy, clearness, high rise, lightness, lucidity, luminosity, splendor, splendour, sunshine), بريق (blaze, burnish, flame, glance, gleam, glimmering, glitter, gloss, loudness, luster, opalescence, refulgence, sheen, shine, spark, twinkle). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | яркост (flamboyance, glow, harshness, intensity, jazz, luminance, obviousness, refulgence, vigor, vigour, vividness), лъскавина (gloss, glossiness, luster, lustre, polish, sheen, shine, varnish, veneer), блясък (blaze, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, dash, eclat, effulgence, fire, flash, glamor, glamour, glance, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, heraldry, illumination, irradiation, lambency, light, luminance, luminosity, luster, lustre, pageantry, polish, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, resplendency, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), духовитост (esprit, wisecrack, wit, witticism, wittiness), дневна светлина (daylight). (various references) | |
Chinese | 亮光光, 明亮 . (various references) | |
Czech | bystrost (acumen, quickness, smartness, subtlety), jasnost (clarity, lucidity, plainness), jas (brilliance, brilliancy, radiance), chytrost (cleverness, craft, cunning, policy, shrewdness), živost (life, liveliness, vivacity). (various references) | |
Danish | brillians (brillance, glaze, gloss, lustre, lustre of fabric), lysstyrke (illuminance, illuminating power, illumination, intensity of lighting, luminance), lyshed (blue reflectance factor, lightness, luminance), luminans (luminance), klarhed (clarity, clear, limpid, limpidity, luminosity), glans (brillance, brilliance, finish, glans, glaze, gloss, lustre, lustre of fabric, polish, sheen). (various references) | |
Dutch | luminantie (illuminance, luminance, luminous flux intensity), helderheid (cleanliness, purity). (various references) | |
Finnish | valoisuus (light, luminousness). (various references) | |
French | luminosité, brillant (bright, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant), éclat (brilliance). (various references) | |
German | helligkeit (brilliance, fairness, lightness, luminosity, paleness, vividness, whiteness), glanz (brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, finery, glamor, glamour, glance, glare, gleam, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, luminosity, luminousness, luster, lustre, polish, radiance, refulgence, resplendence, sheen, sheens, shine, shininess, sparkle, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Greek | φωτεινότητα (luminosity, luminousness). (various references) | |
Hebrew | יפעה (beauty, brilliance, splendor), קלסתר (physiognomy), זיו (brilliance, glamor, lustre, splendour), זוהר (brilliance, flaring, glamor, glamour, incandescent, lustre, lustrous, magnificence, radiance, radiant, sheen, shine), זהרורית (crimson cloth, radiance, rayon), זהרה (radiance), בהירות (clarity, clearness, lucidity, luminosity, perspicuity, serenity), בהר (clarity, clearness), טוהר (chastity, cleanness, purity, virtue), צוהר (aperture, hatch, louver, porthole, skylight, window, zenith), נהירות (clarity, lucidity, luminosity), נגהה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | okosság (astuteness, cleverness, discrimination, prudence, sagacity, sapience, shrewdness). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kecerdasan (agility, aptitude, aptness, astuteness, brilliance, intelligence, shrewdness), kecerahan (radiance, sharpness). (various references) | |
Italian | luminosità (lightness, luminosity). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 濃度 (concentration), 光輝 (splendour). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きど (clearness, rare earth, wicket gate, wooden door), のうど (concentration, serf), ほがらか (cheerfulness, melodious), こうき (aroused energy, ascendency, bad breath, broad gauge, chance, conceited, discipline, easygoing, final, fragrance, good opportunity, high class, high-spirited action, ideal time, Imperial era, inquisitiveness, intimation, latter period, law and order, optimistic, postscript, public institution, Red Flag, rise, scale, school discipline, school flag, school regulations, splendour), あかり (a light, lamplight, light), あかるさ (cheerfulness, luminance), めいど (Hades, realm of the dead, the other world, the underworld), ゆうろう (clearness). (various references) | |
Korean | 광도. (various references) | |
Manx | sollyssid (brilliance, clearness, gloss, illustration, lightness, luminosity, lustre, polish, radiance, resplendence, sheen, transparency), lonnyr (blaze, blaze of jewels, light, sheen, shine), gillid (clearness, light, lustre, white, white of snow, whiteness), gastagh (champion, hero, nimble), bioyrid (freshness, freshness of wind, liveliness, physical activity, smartness). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ightnessbray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | brilho (blaze, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, effulgence, fire, flashing, glaze, glisten, glitter, glossiness, glow, illumination, irradiation, lucidity, luster, lustre, polish, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, scintillation, sheen, shine, varnish, vivacity). (various references) | |
Romanian | strãlucire (bravery, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, eclat, effulgence, fineness, fire, flame, flash, flashing, flush, gaiety, glitter, gloss, glow, gorgeousness, grandeur, irradiance, irradiation, lucency, luminosity, luster, lustre, panoply, pomp, radiance, radiancy, radiation, refulgence, resplendence, richness, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), razã (beam, brilliance, brilliancy, compass, gleam, radiation, radius, Ray, shaft), rãsfrângere (reflection, sheen), lucire (gloss, radiance, radiancy, shining). (various references) | |
Russian | яркость (brilliance, brilliancy, flashiness, illumination, intensity, lucidity, luminosity, refulgence, vividness). (various references) | |
Scottish | soillse (ray of light), lainnir (a falcon), dealradh. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bistrina (clearness, cleverness, limpidity, quickness, sagacity), sjajnost (glossiness). (various references) | |
Spanish | brillo (bloom, brilliance, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, glare, glint, gloss, glossiness, glow, radiance, radiancy, sheen, shimmer, shine, sparkle), luminosidad (glare, lightness, luminosity, rapidity). (various references) | |
Swedish | luminositet (luminosity), luminans (luminance), ljushet (blue reflectance factor, lightness, value), klarhet (clarity, clearness, lucidity, perspicuity, serenity), glans (brilliancy, burnish, eclat, glare, glaze, glitter, glory, gloss, lambency, lustre, panache, polish, pride, resplendence, sheen, shine, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Turkish | parlaklık (brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, flamboyance, flame, flashiness, glazing, gleam, glitter, glossiness, gorgeousness, incandescence, irradiance, lambency, liveliness, lucency, luminescence, luminosity, luster, lustre, lustrousness, polish, radiance, resplendence, sheen, shine, sleekness, splendidness, splendor, splendour, vividness), neşe (buoyancy, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, esprit, exhilaration, frolic, gaiety, glee, hilarity, humor, humour, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joy, merriment, mirth, pleasantry, raciness, rejoicing, spirit, sprightliness, sunshine, vivacity), ihtişam (array, bravery, costliness, effulgence, flamboyance, glory, grandeur, grandness, luster, lustre, magnificence, pomp, pride, resplendence, splendor, splendour, stateliness, sumptuousness), görkem (array, bravery, brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, glory, gorgeousness, grandeur, magnificence, majesty, pomp, pomposity, radiance, resplendence, splendidness, splendor, splendour, state, stateliness, sumptuousness), canlılık (alacrity, animation, bounce, brio, buoyancy, color, colour, crispness, dynamics, elan, exhilaration, friskiness, ginger, life, liveliness, lustiness, perkiness, quickness, raciness, richness, saturation, spiritedness, sprightliness, stamina, stir, verve, vivacity, vividness). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | яскравість (brilliance, flamboyance, flamboyancy, freshness, illumination, vivacity, vividness), ясність (clarity, clearness, definition, distinctness, lucidity, orotundity, perspicuity, serenity), кмітливість (acumen, acuteness, apprehension, aptitude, aptness, gumption, headpiece, intelligence, nimbleness, nous, pregnancy, prehension, quick wits, quickness, sagacity, savvy, sharpness, understanding), здібність (ability, aptitude, aptness, bump, capability, cleverness, faculty, felicity, talent, turn, verve), блиск (blaze, brilliance, burnish, coruscation, effulgence, glance, irradiation, luster, lustre, oriency, pomp, resplendence, scintillation, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), прозорість (clarity, clearness, perspicuity, transmittance, transparency). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự thông minh (sagacity), sự sáng ngời (effulgence), sự rực rỡ sự sáng dạ, sự nhanh trí (nimbleness). (various references) | |
Welsh | llewyrch (gleam, radiance), llewych (light), gloywder (clearness), disgleirdeb (brilliance), claerder (clearness). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | zalag. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ardor, ardore, ardorem, ardoribus, ardoris, claritas, claritudo, depresserant, deprime, deprimebant, deprimentes, deprimentium, deprimeris, fulgor, fulgora, fulgore, fulgoris, fulgorum, fulgur, fulgura, fulguris, igne, ignem, ignemque, igneque, igni, ignis, ignium, nitor. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | radiantia. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 26, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | HmeraV meshV kata thn odon eidon basileu ouranoqen uper thn lamprothta tou hliou perilamyan me fwV kai touV sun emoi poreuomenouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Die media in via vidi rex de caelo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen et eos qui mecum simul erant |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | At myddai, in the weie Y say, sir king, that fro heuene liyt schynede aboute me, passing the schynyng of the sunne, and aboute hem that weren togidir with me. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Even at myddaye (o kynge) I sawe in ye waye a lyght from heven above the brightnes of the sunne shyne rounde about me and them which iorneyed with me. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | At mid-day, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, surpassing the brightness of the sun, shining around me, and them who journeyed with me. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 26, Verse 13 |
| Albanian | në mesditë, o mbret, në rrugë unë pashë një dritë nga qielli që shkëlqente më shumë se dielli, e cila vetëtiu rreth meje dhe rreth atyre që udhëtonin me mua. |
| Cebuano | sa kaudtohon, O hari, nakita ko diha sa dalan ang usa ka kahayag gikan sa langit, nga masilaw pa kay sa Adlaw, nga nagsidlak libut kanako ug kanila nga nanagkuyog kanako. |
| Chinese | 王 阿 、 我 在 路 上 、 晌 午 的 時 候 、 看 見 從 天 發 光 、 比 日 頭 還 亮 、 四 面 照 著 我 、 並 與 我 同 行 的 人 。 |
| Croatian | kadli u pol bijela dana na putu vidjeh, kralju, kako s neba svjetlost od sunca sjajnija obasja mene i moje suputnike. |
| Danish | så jeg undervejs midt på Dagen, o Konge! et Lys fra Himmelen, som overgik Solens Glans, omstråle mig og dem, som rejste med mig. |
| Dutch | Zag ik, o koning, in het midden van den dag, op den weg een licht, boven den glans der zon, van den hemel mij en degenen, die met mij reisden, omschijnende. |
| Finnish | näin minä, oi kuningas, tiellä keskellä päivää taivaasta valon, auringon paistetta kirkkaamman, leimahtavan minun ja matkatoverieni ympärillä, |
| French | Vers le milieu du jour, ô roi, je vis en chemin resplendir autour de moi et de mes compagnons une lumière venant du ciel, et dont l`éclat surpassait celui du soleil. |
| German | sah ich mitten am Tage, o König, auf dem Wege ein Licht vom Himmel, heller denn der Sonne Glanz, das mich und die mit mir reisten, umleuchtete. |
| Haitian Creole | Antan m' te sou wout la, vè midi konsa, monwa, mwen wè yon limyè ki soti nan syèl la pi klere pase solèy la. Li te klere tout kote m' te ye a ansanm ak moun ki t'ap vwayaje avè m' yo. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dan pada waktu saya di tengah jalan, waktu tengah hari, Baginda Yang Mulia, saya melihat suatu sinar dari langit yang lebih terang daripada matahari. Sinar itu memancar sekeliling saya dan sekeliling orang-orang yang berjalan bersama-sama saya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | maka pada tengah hari, ya Tuanku, patik nampak di jalan itu suatu cahaya dari langit yang terlebih terang cahayanya daripada matahari, bersinar-sinar sekeliling patik dan segala orang yang berjalan bersama-sama patik itu. |
| Maori | I te poutumarotanga, e te kingi, ka kitea e ahau i te ara he marama i te rangi e tiaho ana ki ahau, ki oku hoa haere ano, tera atu i te marama o te ra. |
| Norwegian | og midt på dagen så jeg på veien, konge, et lys fra himmelen, klarere enn solen, stråle omkring mig og dem som reiste med mig, |
| Rumanian | Pela amiazq, kmpqrate, pe drum, am vqzut strqlucind kmprejurul meu wi kmprejurul tovarqwilor mei o luminq din cer, a cqrei strqlucire kntrecea pe a soarelui. |
| Russian | УТЕДЙ ДОС ОБ ДПТПЗЕ С ХЧЙДЕМ, ЗПУХДБТШ, У ОЕВБ УЧЕФ, РТЕЧПУИПДСЭЙК УПМОЕЮОПЕ УЙСОЙЕ, ПУЙСЧЫЙК НЕОС Й ЫЕДЫЙИ УП НОПА. |
| Shuar | Tura, uunta, nantu tutupin ai, Jintiá wéai newaat ajaki ti Tsáapin, Tsawái nantujai nankaamas etsantrutramiayi. Tura wijiai wearmia nunasha Núnisaran etsantrurarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Mheshimiwa, wakati nilipokuwa njiani, saa sita mchana, niliona mwanga mkubwa kuliko wa jua ukiangaza kutoka mbinguni, ukanizunguka mimi na wale wasafiri wenzangu. |
| Swedish | fick jag under min färd, o konung, mitt på dagen se ett sken från himmelen, klarare än solens glans, kringstråla mig och mina följeslagare. |
| Uma | "O Magau' to kubila', hante patuju toe-mi, pai' hilou-a hi ngata Damsyik, rapowiti' pai' rawai' kuasa ngkai imam pangkeni. Hi pomako' -ku hilou hi Damsyik toe, hi lengko ohea-a-pidi, kira-kira tebua' -mi eo, muu-mule' kuhilo baja to mehini ngkai langi' mpohinii-a hante doo-doo-ku. Baja toe meliu kabaja-na ngkai hini eo. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "brightness": brightnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Brightness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Brutents. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "brightness" (pronounced brī"tnus) |
| 6 | -r ī" t n u s | forthrightness, rightness. |
| 5 | -ī" t n u s | lightness, politeness, tightness, whiteness. |
| 4 | -t n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, alertness, appropriateness, astuteness, bluntness, compactness, completeness, correctness, cuteness, directness, earnestness, eyewitness, faintness, fastness, fitness, flatness, gauntness, greatness, ineptness, inertness, lateness, lightfastness, neatness, quietness, remoteness, robustness, separateness, shortness, softness, steadfastness, stoutness, sweetness, swiftness, tartness, unpleasantness, vastness, wetness, witness. |
| 3 | -n u s | aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, arbitrariness, assertiveness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, competitiveness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, fairness, farsightedness, fickleness, firmness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, riskiness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, tardiness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-g-h-i-n-r-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: brightens, rightness. | |
-2 letters: berthing, brighten, resights, sighters, stingers, trigness. | |
-3 letters: besting, bestirs, bigness, bingers, bisters, bistres, brights, estrins, girshes, henbits, hingers, hinters, ingests, ingress, inserts, nighest, resight, resigns, resting, shiners, shrines, sighers, sighter, signers, signets, singers, sinters, sithens, stinger, strings, tigress. | |
-4 letters: begins, begirt, beings, berths, bestir, bights, binger, binges, birses, births, bister, bistre. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-g-h-i-n-r-s-s-t" | |
+2 letters: brightnesses. | |
+4 letters: bigheartedness, reestablishing. | |
+5 letters: preestablishing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Digital Art 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Spoken | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Names: Derived from 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Bibliography |
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