† brightsomenessn.

Forms: 1500s brightsomenes, 1800s–1900s brightsomeness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brightsome adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < brightsome adj. + -ness suffix.

Chiefly literary or poetic. Obsolete.

The quality of looking bright, or of being somewhat bright. Cf. brightsome adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brightness

shinessc950

brightOE

gleamOE

lightnessOE

brightnessOE

brightheadc1300

glimc1400

lightsomeness1440

shinea1529

brightsomeness1548

lustrec1550

claritude1575

lightfulnessa1586

explendency1642

lucidness1648

lucidity1656

luculency1656

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxv^v The brightsomenes of the gold.

1818 D. McI. Life of Late Princess Charlotte 477 A clear sun..imparted an artificial brightsomeness to the fall of the year.

1907 Salem (Indiana) Democrat 29 May Johnnie Rudder..heard his parents commenting upon the brightsomeness of little Mary Scitres, and remarked, ‘Oh, yes, I know Mary's awful smart.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	brightsomeness
释义	† brightsomenessn. Forms: 1500s brightsomenes, 1800s–1900s brightsomeness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brightsome adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < brightsome adj. + -ness suffix. Chiefly literary or poetic. Obsolete. The quality of looking bright, or of being somewhat bright. Cf. brightsome adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brightness shinessc950 brightOE gleamOE lightnessOE brightnessOE brightheadc1300 glimc1400 lightsomeness1440 shinea1529 brightsomeness1548 lustrec1550 claritude1575 lightfulnessa1586 explendency1642 lucidness1648 lucidity1656 luculency1656 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxv^v The brightsomenes of the gold. 1818 D. McI. Life of Late Princess Charlotte 477 A clear sun..imparted an artificial brightsomeness to the fall of the year. 1907 Salem (Indiana) Democrat 29 May Johnnie Rudder..heard his parents commenting upon the brightsomeness of little Mary Scitres, and remarked, ‘Oh, yes, I know Mary's awful smart.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1548
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