Brightness

/ˈbraɪtnəs/ noun

Definition

the quality of being bright; luminosity or intelligence

Etymology

from Old English beorht meaning 'bright, shining' + -ness suffix

Kelly Says

Brightness is both a physical property we can measure with instruments and a subjective experience that varies from person to person! Your phone's 'brightness' setting is actually controlling how many photons hit your retina per second.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብሩህነት
ARالعربية
السطوع
BNবাংলা
উজ্জ্বলতা
CACatalà
brillantor
CSČeština
jas
DADansk
lysstyrke
DEDeutsch
Helligkeit
ELΕλληνικά
λαμπρότητα
ESEspañol
brillo
FAفارسی
روشنایی
FISuomi
kirkkaus
FRFrançais
luminosité
GUGU
તેજસ્વીતા
HAHA
haske
HEעברית
בהיקות
HIहिन्दी
चमक
HUMagyar
fényesség
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecerahan
IGIG
ìhè ìchè
ITItaliano
luminosità
JA日本語
明るさ
KKKK
жарықтық
KMKM
ភាព밝음
KO한국어
밝기
MRMR
तेज
MSBahasa Melayu
kecerahan
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်လျှောက်
NLNederlands
helderheid
NONorsk
lysstyrke
PAPA
ਚਮਕ
PLPolski
jasność
PTPortuguês
brilho
RORomână
strălucire
RUРусский
яркость
SVSvenska
ljusstyrka
SWKiswahili
ung'eze
TAதமிழ்
பிரகாசம்
TEతెలుగు
ప్రకాశం
THไทย
ความสว่าง
TLTL
liwanag
TRTürkçe
parlaklık
UKУкраїнська
яскравість
URاردو
روشنی
VITiếng Việt
độ sáng
YOYO
ìmọ̀lẹ̀
ZH中文
亮度
ZUZU
isikhanyiso

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