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- DictionaryBright·ness/ˈbrītnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality or state of giving out or reflecting light: "we can change the brightness of the bulb"
- 2. the quality of being intelligent and quick-witted: "he reminded me of my first son with his brightness and inquisitiveness"
The meaning of BRIGHTNESS is the quality or state of being bright; also : an instance of such a quality or state.
Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to be radiating or reflecting light. In other words, brightness is the perception elicited by the luminance of a visual target.
BRIGHTNESS definition: 1. the quality of shining with, or of producing, a lot of light: 2. the quality of having very…. Learn more.
noun. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. synonyms: brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness. see more. noun. the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. see more. noun. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty.
the luminance of a body, apart from its hue or saturation, that an observer uses to determine the comparative luminance of another body. Pure white has the maximum brightness, and pure black the minimum brightness.
the quality of being intelligent and quick to learn. The brightness of these students isn't in doubt. Definition of brightness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The luminous aspect of a color (as distinct from its hue) by which it is regarded as approaching the maximum luminance of pure white or the lack of luminance of pure black. The effect or sensation by means of which an observer is able to distinguish differences in luminance.
1. The state or quality of being bright. 2. The effect or sensation by means of which an observer is able to distinguish differences in luminance. 3. The dimension of a color that represents its similarity to one of a series of achromatic colors ranging from very dim (dark) to very bright (dazzling).
noun. 1. the quality of being bright. 2. Optics. the luminance of a body, apart from its hue or saturation, that an observer uses to determine the comparative luminance of another body. Pure white has the maximum brightness, and pure black the minimum brightness.
Definition of BRIGHTNESS. 1. a: the quality or state of being bright; also: an instance of such a quality or state b: luminance. 2. : the attribute of light-source colors by which emitted light is ordered continuously from light to dark in correlation with its intensity — compare hue 2c, 1 lightness 2, saturation 4. ADVERTISEMENT.
