brightness (n)

n04952242

type n
lex_filenum 07
def the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
Outgoing links
Hypernym light, lightness
Derivationally related form brightness → bright; brightness → bright
Antonym brightness → dullness
Hyponym glare, blaze, brilliance; dazzle; glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle; flash; glint; opalescence, iridescence; radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency; luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour
Incoming links
Derivationally related form bright → brightness; bright → brightness
Hyponym light, lightness
Hypernym glare, blaze, brilliance; dazzle; glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle; flash; glint; opalescence, iridescence; radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency; luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour
Antonym dullness → brightness

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