brightness

English

Etymology

bright +‎ -ness

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Noun

Wikipedia brightness (usually uncountable; plural brightnesses)

1. the quality of being bright
2. the perception elicited by the luminance of an object
3. intelligence, cleverness

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:intelligence

Translations

the quality of being bright

Finnish: kirkkaus (fi) French: brillance (fr) German: Helligkeit (de) f. Greek: φωτεινότητα (el) (foteinótita) f. Hebrew: בהירות (behirut) f.

Irish: gléine (ga) f. Mandarin: 明亮 (cmn) (míngliàng) Norwegian: glans (no) m., lysstyrke (no) m. Norwegian Bokmål: klarhet c., lyshet c. Tagalog: liwanag (tl)

the perception elicited by the luminance of an object

French: luminosité (fr) f. German: Helligkeit (de) f. Greek: λάμψη (el) (lámpsi) f.

Irish: gléine (ga) f. Tagalog: liwanag (tl)

intelligence, cleverness

Finnish: älykkyys (fi) French: intelligence (fr) German: Aufgewecktheit f.

Greek: εξυπνάδα (el) (exypnáda) f. Hebrew: אינטלגנציה, תבונה

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