brightness vs blaze

blaze vs brightness

brightness and blaze both are nouns.

brightness is not a verb while blaze is a verb.

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

As nouns, blaze is a hyponym of brightness; that is, blaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brightness:

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

Other hyponyms of brightness include brilliance, glare, dazzle, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle, flash, glint, iridescence, opalescence, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, brilliancy, luster, lustre, splendor, splendour.

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

brightness (verb)	blaze (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 brightness and blaze

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