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Luminant vs Brightness - What's the difference?

luminant | brightness |

As an adjective luminant

is that illuminates; luminous.

As a noun brightness is

the quality of being bright.

luminant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That illuminates; luminous
    • ----

    brightness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia brightness) (en-noun)
  • The quality of being bright.
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  • The perception elicited by the luminance of an object.
  • Intelligence, cleverness.

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