brightness

Language: en

Meaning: Thequalityof beingbright.1918,W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, inThe Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasingbrightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.; The perceivedluminanceof an object.; (idiomatic,figurative)Intelligence,cleverness.

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