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brightness
Overview of noun brightness
The noun brightness has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (11) brightness -- (the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white)
2. brightness, cleverness, smartness -- (intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty)
3. luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light -- (the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brightness
3 senses of brightness
Sense 1
brightness
=> light, lightness
=> visual property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
brightness, cleverness, smartness
=> intelligence
=> ability, power
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
=> physical property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun brightness
2 of 3 senses of brightness
Sense 1
brightness
=> glare, blaze, brilliance
=> dazzle
=> glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle
=> flash
=> glint
=> opalescence, iridescence
=> radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
=> luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour
Sense 3
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
=> illuminance, illumination
=> incandescence
=> luminescence, glow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brightness
3 senses of brightness
Sense 1
brightness
=> light, lightness
Sense 2
brightness, cleverness, smartness
=> intelligence
Sense 3
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
=> physical property
Antonyms of noun brightness
1 of 3 senses of brightness
Sense 1
brightness
Antonym of dullness (Sense 3)
=>dullness
Member Holonyms of noun brightness
Substance Holonyms of noun brightness
Part Holonyms of noun brightness
Member Meronyms of noun brightness
Substance Meronyms of noun brightness
Part Meronyms of noun brightness
Meronyms of noun brightness
Holonyms of noun brightness
Attributes of noun brightness
1 of 3 senses of brightness
Sense 3
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
=> bright (vs. dull)
=> dull (vs. bright)
Derived Forms of noun brightness
3 senses of brightness
Sense 1
brightness
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#2
=> bright, brilliant, vivid
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#1
=> bright
Sense 2
brightness, cleverness, smartness
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#3
=> bright, smart
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#11
=> bright, promising
Sense 3
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#5
=> bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#4
=> bright
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#10
=> bright, shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny
RELATED TO>(adj) bright#7
=> undimmed, bright
Domain of noun brightness
Domain Terms of noun brightness
Familiarity of noun brightness
brightness used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun brightness
3 senses of brightness
Sense 1
brightness
> light, lightness
=> aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
=> sunniness
=> highlight, highlighting
=> brightness
Sense 2
brightness, cleverness, smartness
> intelligence
=> brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
=> breadth, comprehensiveness, largeness
=> mind, intellect
=> nonverbal intelligence
=> verbal intelligence
=> mental quickness, quickness, quick-wittedness
=> nimbleness, mental dexterity
=> brilliance, genius
=> precociousness, precocity
=> acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness
=> brightness, cleverness, smartness
=> shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
=> wits, marbles
Sense 3
luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
> physical property
=> absorptivity, absorption factor
=> dissolubility, solubleness
=> drippiness
=> reflection, reflexion, reflectivity
=> deflection, deflexion, bending
=> temperature
=> heat content, total heat, enthalpy, H
=> randomness, entropy, S
=> perceptibility
=> invisibility, invisibleness
=> luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
=> inaudibility, inaudibleness
=> imperceptibility
=> reluctivity
=> sensitivity, sensitiveness
=> magnetization, magnetisation
=> elasticity, snap
=> malleability, plasticity
=> inelasticity
=> unmalleability
=> mass
=> weight
=> momentum
=> fugacity
=> length
Meronyms of noun brightness
3 senses of brightness
Holonyms of noun brightness
Grep of noun brightness
brightness
brightness constancy
brightness level
radio brightness
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