Brightsomeness

/ˈbraɪtsəmnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being brightsome; the characteristic of shining brightly or being full of light and cheer.

Etymology

From 'brightsome' (bright + -some) plus the suffix '-ness' (Old English 'nes', meaning 'state or condition'). This creates an abstract noun describing the quality of brightness and cheerfulness.

Kelly Says

Adding '-ness' to 'brightsome' shows how English lets us take any adjective and turn it into a noun describing that quality—'brightsomeness' is the abstract idea of what it feels like to encounter brightness!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብርሃን
bir-han
ARالعربية
بريق
briq
BNবাংলা
প্রভা
pro-bha
CACatalà
bril·lància
bri-l-lan-sia
CSČeština
jasnost
ya-sno-st
DADansk
lysstyrke
lys-styr-ke
DEDeutsch
Helligkeit
hel-lig-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
φως
fos
ESEspañol
brillo
bri-yo
FAفارسی
درخشندگی
dar-kash-na-di
FISuomi
kirkkaus
kir-kau-us
FRFrançais
éclat
eh-klat
GUGU
ચમક
cham-ak
HAHA
haske
has-ke
HEעברית
זוהר
zo-har
HIहिन्दी
चमक
cham-ak
HUMagyar
fényesség
feh-nyes-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keindahan
keh-in-do-han
IGIG
nkwu
n-kwu
ITItaliano
luminosità
loo-mee-no-si-ta
JA日本語
明るさ
akarusa
KKKK
ауа
a-wa
KMKM
របៀង
ro-bi-eng
KO한국어
밝음
balgeum
MRMR
चमक
cham-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
keindahan
keh-in-do-han
MYမြန်မာ
အင်းလျှော်
a-in-ly-zho
NLNederlands
helderheid
helder-heid
NONorsk
lysstyrke
lys-styr-ke
PAPA
ਚਮਕ
cham-ak
PLPolski
jasność
ya-sno-sny
PTPortuguês
brilhanteza
bri-lhan-te-za
RORomână
strălucire
stroo-lu-ci-re
RUРусский
яркость
yarkost'
SVSvenska
ljusstyrka
loo-s-tyr-ka
SWKiswahili
angaza
an-ga-za
TAதமிழ்
ஒளி
oli
TEతెలుగు
కాంతి
ka-nti
THไทย
ความสว่าง
kwan-swa-ng
TLTL
kilabot
ki-la-bot
TRTürkçe
parlaklık
par-lak-lik
UKУкраїнська
яскравість
yas-kra-vist'
URاردو
چمک
cham-k
VITiếng Việt
sáng
sang
YOYO
agbara
a-gba-ra
ZH中文
明亮
míngliàng
ZUZU
isibindi
i-si-bin-di

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