as in brilliancy
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the brightness of the sunshine made me squint after an afternoon spent in a darkened movie theater
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Recent Examples of brightness
Some recipes include orange juice and peach preserves, but ours taps pineapple juice for brightness and sweetness.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The target in the final hour before sleep is roughly candlelight brightness, less than 10 lux.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
Longcore said the issue mostly comes down to color temperature (measured in Kelvins) as opposed to brightness (measured in lumens).
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Venus is also becoming increasingly impossible to miss thanks to its intense brightness, while Jupiter remains one of the most luminous objects in the evening sky.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The target in the final hour before sleep is roughly candlelight brightness, less than 10 lux.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
Longcore said the issue mostly comes down to color temperature (measured in Kelvins) as opposed to brightness (measured in lumens).
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Venus is also becoming increasingly impossible to miss thanks to its intense brightness, while Jupiter remains one of the most luminous objects in the evening sky.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brightness
Noun
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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For all the attacking flair and brilliance that Desire Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia possess, their enthusiasm and tenacity to defend from the front makes this team almost suffocating to come up against.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, David Levy, a TV exec who helped Turner secure sports broadcasting rights, remarked on his brilliance as a businessman who was ahead of his time.—
Matt Carlstrom,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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There was a lightness in this really dark time.—
Breana Pitts,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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These times mark the exact instant of full illumination.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Each mode delivers a different illumination blend to cater to specific concerns, like blue and red light for acne and red and near-infrared light for anti-aging benefits.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, the United States had by far the highest total luminosity of any country, followed by China, India, Canada and Brazil.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Models include a way to describe it, imagining light pressure pushing material off the star, exceeding its stable luminosity limit – what scientists call super-Eddington conditions.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brightness. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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