brightness

Phonetic Respelling: [ brahyt-nis ]

Definition:

n. the quality of being bright

Sentence:

The brightness of the sun shining through the window woke me up.

More example sentences:

The brightness of the sun shining through the window woke me up.

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Nearly the same in mass and brightness the stars were thought to be coeval.

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The students were asked to calculate the apparent brightness of a distant star.

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Synonyms:

brilliance; brilliancy; clarity; clearness

Antonyms:

dullness; dark

Brightness rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • lightness
  • rightness
  • tightness
  • whiteness
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • forthrightness
  • politeness