English Dictionary
◊ RIGHTNESS
rightness
n 1: according with conscience or morality [ant: {wrongness}]
2: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing [syn: {appropriateness}]
[ant: {inappropriateness}]
3: conformity to fact or truth [syn: {correctness}] [ant: {incorrectness},
{incorrectness}]
4: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or
propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
[syn: {justness}, {nicety}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN BRIGHTNESS?
brightness
(Or "tone", "luminance", "value", "luminosity",
"lightness") The coordinate in the {HSB} {colour model} that
determines the total amount of light in the colour. Zero
brightness is black and 100% is white, intermediate values are
"light" or "dark" colours.
The other coordinates are {hue} and {saturation}.
(1999-07-05)