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Pronunciation / Transliteration: brillo
"El brillo del sol era intenso."
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The quality or state of being bright and emitting or reflecting a lot of light.
"The brightness of the sun hurt his eyes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'brightness', from Old English 'beorhtnes', equivalent to 'bright' + '-ness'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "brightness" is said worldwide
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luminosité
Transliteration: luminosité
"La luminosité de l'écran peut être réglée."
Helligkeit
Transliteration: Helligkeit
"Die Helligkeit des Bildschirms lässt sich anpassen."
luminosità
Transliteration: luminosità
"La luminosità della stanza era perfetta."
brillo
Transliteration: brillo
"El brillo del sol era intenso."
brilho
Transliteration: brilho
"O brilho das estrelas era fascinante."
चमक
Transliteration: chamak
"सूरज की चमक बहुत तेज है।"
亮度
Transliteration: liàngdù
"请调高屏幕的亮度。"
밝기
Transliteration: balkgi
"화면의 밝기를 조절하세요."
明るさ
Transliteration: akarusa
"画面の明るさを調整してください。"
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