BRIGHTNESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BRIGHTNESS?

Need another word that means the same as “brightness”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “brightness” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brightness” are: brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, cleverness, smartness

Brightness as a Noun

Definitions of "Brightness" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brightness” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The quality of being vividly and boldly coloured.
• The quality of being intelligent and quick-witted.
• Sunny, cloudless weather.
• Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty.
• The quality or state of being well lit.
• The quality or state of giving out or reflecting light.
• The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.
• The location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white.
• Success and happiness.
• The quality in sound of being clear, vibrant, and typically high-pitched.
• The quality of being cheerful or lively.

Synonyms of "Brightness" as a noun (7 Words)

brightness level	The location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white.
cleverness	The quality of being clever; intelligence or shrewdness. The cleverness of her strategy.
light	A traffic light. A light came on in his room.
luminance	The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.
luminosity	The rate of emission of radiation, visible or otherwise. Altair has ten times the luminosity of the sun.
luminousness	The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.
smartness	Elegance by virtue of being fashionable. The smartness of the pace soon exhausted him.

Usage Examples of "Brightness" as a noun

• His mother called to him from the brightness of the kitchen.
• The comet's brightness had dimmed.
• The brightness of a winter's day.
• We can change the brightness of the bulb.
• There's so much light and brightness in their faces.
• There had been some brightness in her life.
• Tone alters the brightness of the sound.
• He adds brightness to the dishes by tossing in fresh herbs.
• He reminded me of my first son with his brightness and inquisitiveness.
• The brightness will linger through Wednesday.

Associations of "Brightness" (30 Words)

bright	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. The bright green leaves.
brighten	Become clear. Most of the country should brighten up later.
brightly	In a way that is characterized by having vivid colours. A very brightly patterned floral jumper.
brilliance	Exceptional talent or intelligence. He s played the stock market with great brilliance.
brilliantly	In an extremely intelligent way. The stars shone brilliantly.
burnish	The shine on a highly polished surface. To burnish copper I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end.
dazzling	Extremely impressive, beautiful, or skilful. The sunlight was dazzling.
effulgence	The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
enamel	A work of art executed in enamel. A dagger inlaid with bone and enamels.
furbish	Give a fresh look to (something old or shabby); renovate. Old arms duly furbished.
glimmer	A faint or wavering light. There is one glimmer of hope for Becky.
gloss	Apply a glossy substance to. The pebble dash of the walls was glossed white.
glossy	Having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers. The horse s glossy coat.
lacquer	The sap of the lacquer tree used as a varnish. Rows of peroxide curls rigid with lacquer.
light	Mental understanding as an enlightening experience. A light comedy.
lightness	The trait of being lighthearted and frivolous. The lightness of my skin.
luminescence	Light from nonthermal sources. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence.
luminosity	The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. Altair has ten times the luminosity of the sun.
luster	A quality that outshines the usual.
opalescence	The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
phosphorescent	Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood.
polish	A preparation used in polishing. After you and your editor have polished the manuscript the copyeditors read it.
radiance	An attractive combination of good health and happiness. The radiance of the sunset dwindled and died.
radiant	Of an appliance designed to emit radiant energy especially for cooking or heating. He praised her radiant self confidence.
sheen	A soft lustre on a surface. Her black hair sheened in the sun.
shine	Make a surface shine. His shoes were shined to perfection.
shining	Giving out or reflecting bright light. He has set a shining example with his model behaviour.
shiny	Having a shiny surface or coating. Shiny black patents.
twinkle	Gleam or glow intermittently. There s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes.
varnish	Apply varnish to. They varnished over their vices and exaggerated their merit.