brightness
/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/ noun B1- The quality of being bright.
- The perceived luminance of an object.
- Intelligence, cleverness.
Plural brightnesses
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A series of staccato taps on the west window brought Anne flying in from the yard, eyes shining, cheeks faintly flushed with pink, unbraided hair streaming behind her in a torrent of brightness.
“Because if you did not wear spectacles the brightness and glory of the Emerald City would blind you.
They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
“A pretty silence truly!” said the old father of the bridegroom, as he carried to his lips a glass of wine of the hue and brightness of the topaz, and which had just been placed before Mercédès herself.
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