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brightness

English

Etymology

From Middle English bryghtnes, brightnesse, from Old English beorhtnes (brightness, splendor), equivalent to bright +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?a?tn?s/
  • Hyphenation: bright?ness

Noun

brightness (usually uncountable, plural brightnesses)

  1. The quality of being bright.
  2. The perceived luminance of an object.
  3. Intelligence, cleverness.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:intelligence

Translations

brightness From the web:

  • what brightness should my monitor be
  • what brightness should my phone be
  • what brightness should my monitor be for photo editing
  • what brightness of star is the most common
  • what brightness should my monitor be for gaming
  • what brightness should my tv be
  • what brightness is best for eyes
  • what brightness should you edit photos


brilliancy

English

Etymology

brilliant +? -cy or brilliance +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b??lj?nsi/
  • Hyphenation: bril?lian?cy

Noun

brilliancy (countable and uncountable, plural brilliancies)

  1. A shining quality; brilliance.
  2. An act of being brilliant.
  3. (chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
    • 2015, Michael Hearst, Extraordinary People: A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Some of the World's Most Fascinating Individuals, Chronicle Books (?ISBN), page 38

Translations

brilliancy From the web:

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  • what is brilliancy in chess
  • what do brilliant mean
  • what does brilliancy
  • what does brilliance mean in a sentence
  • what is a brilliancy
  • spectacular brilliance meaning
  • in wordscapes what does brilliance mean
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