noun · neutral
brightness
/ˈbraɪtnəs/BRIGHT·ness
Band 5-6task2speaking
the quality of giving out or reflecting a lot of light; the degree of vividness or cheerfulness
Examples
“The brightness of the screen made it hard to sleep after using the phone.”
“Plant growth improved with increased brightness in the greenhouse.”
“She admired the brightness of the painting's colours.”
Band 8 sentence
“Adjusting screen brightness and blue light filters can significantly improve sleep quality for night-time users.”
Collocations
- screen/display brightness
- increase/reduce brightness
- brightness level
Word family
bright adjectivebrightly adverbbrightness noun
Common mistakes
make the brightness higher→increase the brightness
a brightness of the room→the brightness of the room
Say it for a higher band
5light→6bright→7+brightness
Synonyms
luminosity
radiance
Easily confused
radiance
“The radiance of her smile lit up the room.”
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