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# brightness

«brightness» in Mova's school dictionary: **How much light something gives off or reflects; a bright…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (brightness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) How much light something gives off or reflects; a bright lamp has high brightness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#m1)

2) How strong and clear a colour is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#m2)

3) A cheerful, lively quality in a person's face, voice or mood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#m3)

4) The setting on a screen that makes it lighter or darker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science it is about light: the Sun's brightness, the brightness of stars, how a bulb's brightness changes in a circuit. In everyday life it is the screen setting on a phone or tablet. In stories it describes sunshine, colours or a happy face. Phrases: «turn down the brightness», «the brightness of the sun», «full brightness».

### examples

- The brightness of the sun hurt my eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x1)
- Turn the brightness down on your tablet before bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x2)
- We tested how the brightness of the bulb changed with two batteries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x3)
- Some stars have a greater brightness than others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x4)
- The brightness of the paint made the classroom cheerful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x5)
- Her smile had a brightness that made everyone feel welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x6)
- Never look straight at the sun, whatever its brightness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x7)
- The candles were now lighted--what brightness! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/#x8)

### note

Uncountable: say «the brightness», not «a brightness» (except in stories: «a brightness in her eyes»). Made from «bright» + «-ness». A star's brightness in the sky does not tell you its real size; it may just be closer.

### In the corpora

- [Leo built a secret den under his duvet: tablet, brightness turned down, sound off, one eye on the door.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/418-sleep-and-school-mornings/0/)
- [At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.672/)
- [And nations shall walk at thy light, and kings at the brightness of thy rising.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1298/)
- [Even very dark, and no brightness in it?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.87/)
- [And a brightness appeareth as the light; rays hath He at His side; and there is the hiding of His power.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HAB.46/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «brightness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.