Glariness

/ˈɡlɛərinəs/ noun

Definition

the quality or state of being glary; harshness or brightness of light, or the quality of being obviously obtrusive.

Etymology

From 'glary' (adjective) plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness.' 'Glary' derives from 'glare' (Old Norse 'glarra').

Kelly Says

Photographers and cinematographers carefully manage 'glariness' because too much harsh light washes out colors and makes images look flat and unpleasant—but sometimes that's exactly the mood they want!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብርሃት
bir-hat
ARالعربية
بريق
bi-reeq
BNবাংলা
চমক
chom-ok
CACatalà
brillo
bree-y-loh
CSČeština
lesk
lesk
DADansk
glans
glahns
DEDeutsch
Helligkeit
hel-lig-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
σκέδαση
ske-da-si
ESEspañol
brillantez
bri-yan-tes
FAفارسی
درخشندگی
der-kash-na-di-gi
FISuomi
kirkaste
kir-kas-te
FRFrançais
éclat
eh-klah
GUGU
છાયા
chhaya
HAHA
tsafta
tsa-fta
HEעברית
הבהר
he-ber
HIहिन्दी
चमक
chamak
HUMagyar
fényesség
feh-nyes-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilatan
ki-la-tan
IGIG
n'anya
nya-nya
ITItaliano
lucentezza
loo-chehn-tes-za
JA日本語
きらめき
kira-me-ki
KKKK
жарық
ja-ryq
KMKM
រង្ស
rongs
KO한국어
눈부심
noon-boo-sim
MRMR
चमक
chamak
MSBahasa Melayu
kilat
ki-lat
MYမြန်မာ
တိမ်
teim
NLNederlands
glanz
glanz
NONorsk
glans
glahns
PAPA
ਚਮਕ
chamak
PLPolski
blask
blas
PTPortuguês
brilho
bree-y-loh
RORomână
strălucire
stră-lu-ci-re
RUРусский
блеск
blyesk
SVSvenska
glans
glahns
SWKiswahili
glanz
glanz
TAதமிழ்
ஒளி
o-li
TEతెలుగు
కాంతి
ka-an-ti
THไทย
ความสว่าง
kwan-swa-ng
TLTL
liwanag
lee-wa-nag
TRTürkçe
parlaklık
par-lak-lik
UKУкраїнська
блиск
blysk
URاردو
چمک
chamak
VITiếng Việt
ánh sáng
anh sang
YOYO
iṣẹ
i-she
ZH中文
刺眼
ci-yan
ZUZU
isigqoko
i-si-gqo-ko

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