different between brightness vs brilliancy
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)
- The quality of being bright.
- The perceived luminance of an object.
- 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)
- A shining quality; brilliance.
- An act of being brilliant.
- (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
- 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:
- what does brilliance mean
- 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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