brightness
English
/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/
noun
Definitions
- The quality of being bright.
- The perceived luminance of an object.
- Intelligence, cleverness.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bryghtnes inherited from Old English beorhtnes (splendor, brightness) affix from English bright.
Origin
English
bright
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Retr0bright English
- bright English
- bright-eyed English
- brighten English
- brightish English
- brightleaf English
- brightly English
- brightsmith English
- brightsome English
- brightwork English
- eyebright English
- night-bright English
- noblebright English
- overbright English
- sunbright English
- superbright English
- ultrabright English
- unbright English
- ブライトネス Japanese
- beorht Old English
- beorhtnes Old English
- bright Middle English
- bryghtnes Middle English
- bræt Icelandic
- brayt Cebuano