brightness

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noun

Plural noun:

brightnessesbrightnesse

1.
(uncountable, usually)The quality of being bright.
2.
(uncountable, usually)The perceived luminance of an object.
3.
(figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable, usually)(idiomatic, figurative) Intelligence, cleverness.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English bryghtnes, brightnesse, from Old English beorhtnes (brightness, splendor), from *berhtnassī, equivalent to bright + -ness. Cognate with berahtnessī, berahtnessi (brightness).