brightness vs glow

glow vs brightness

brightness and glow both are nouns.

brightness is not a verb while glow is a verb.

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

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

brightness: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
glow: light from nonthermal sources

Other hyponyms of brightness include illuminance, illumination, incandescence, luminescence.

brightness (noun)	glow (noun)
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white	light from nonthermal sources
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light	an appearance of reflected light
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty	a feeling of considerable warmth
	the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
	the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
	a steady even light without flames
	an alert and refreshed state

brightness (verb)	glow (verb)
	experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
	be exuberant or high-spirited
	emit a steady even light without flames
	have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
	shine intensely, as if with heat

Difference between brightness and glow

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.