blaze vs brightness

brightness vs blaze

blaze and brightness both are nouns.

blaze is a verb but brightness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blaze	Yes	No	Yes	No
brightness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, brightness is a hypernym of blaze; that is, brightness is a word with a broader meaning than blaze:

blaze: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
brightness: the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

blaze (noun)	brightness (noun)
noisy and unrestrained mischief	the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted	the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
a light-colored marking	intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
a cause of difficulty and suffering
a strong flame that burns brightly

blaze (verb)	brightness (verb)
indicate by marking trees with blazes
shoot rapidly and repeatedly
move rapidly and as if blazing
burn brightly and intensely
shine brightly and intensively

Difference between blaze and brightness

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