brilliance, brilliancy (the quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light)) · brightness, luminance · splendour (UK), splendor (US) (magnificent appearance, display or grandeur)
çekim: çoğul λαμπρότητες · tamlayan λαμπρότητας
eş: φωτεινότητα
köken: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λᾰμπρότητᾰ (lămprótētă), accusative singular of λᾰμπρότης (lămprótēs). By surface analysis, λαμπρ(ός) (lampr(ós)) + -ότητα (-ótita).
köken: From Middle Low German pracht, from Old High German braht (“crackling noise”), from Proto-Germanic *brahtaz (“cracking, snapping”), referring to the sound of applause. Influenced by German prangen (“to show off”).
glitter, gleam, shine · A beacon equipped with light, often showing different colours to different directions and blinking according to a recognizable pattern. · splendor, glory, luster
light (of the sun, stars etc.) · daylight, day, moonlight · life
çekim: çoğul lūcēs · tamlayan lūcis
zıt: tenebrae
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *léwks Proto-Italic *louks Latin lux From Proto-Italic *louks, from Proto-Indo-European *léwks. Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek *λύκη (*lúkē, “light, morning twilight”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate) and Old English lēoht (English light (noun)).