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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

property go
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

visual property go
an attribute of vision

light, lightness go
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

brightness
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

noun.attribute

8 Subcategories

blaze, glare, brilliance go
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
dazzle go
brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
scintillation, glitter, glister, glisten, sparkle go
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
flash go
a momentary brightness
glint go
a spatially localized brightness
opalescence, iridescence go
the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency go
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
luster, lustre, splendor, splendour, brilliancy go
a quality that outshines the usual