BRIGHTNESS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum
    Hypernyms(s) brightness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the quality of being luminous
    • emitting or reflecting light
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
    Hypernyms(s) brightness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) brightness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower