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  1. "Lighter" vs. "brighter" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 30, 2014 · I'm trying to find information about the grammatical correctness of interchanging lighter and brighter in the sense of: I turned on the lamp and the room became lighter. I turned on the lamp...

  2. Geographic distribution of “brights” as slang for high beams

    4 days ago · Migrated 18 hours ago. My girlfriend uses “brights” as a slang for “high beams” (as in the brighter headlights on a car). We grew up in different parts of the world and I had not heard that …

  3. A verb meaning "to make a color brighter or darker"

    Nov 11, 2014 · 4 I am writing a function which takes in components of a color (as red, green, blue component values) and makes the color brighter or darker based on the fraction that the developer …

  4. Abbreviation “n.d.” in citation? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    I’ve just come across “n.d.” used as an abbreviation, as a bibliographic reference in an academic essay, along the lines of: Smith (n.d.) discusses the subaquaeous pliability of rattan fibres… Is

  5. meaning - I would want to vs. I would like to - English Language ...

    Feb 4, 2022 · What is your exact context? For most purposes you should probably stick to saying what you would like to do. But, consider I will come to your party tonight, but I probably won't stay long. If …

  6. Blond hair and Fair hair - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 13, 2025 · Blonde is brighter than fair. It has the following - either, or both: lighter toned overall more yellow in it. It tends to look 'sunnier' and more dramatic, brighter than fair hair There's also a much …

  7. "It was still bright/light outside." Is one of these incorrect?

    Oh, I'd say (2) in that case. Maybe still a bit light for emphasis. Bright would mean considerably, um, brighter; also lighter.

  8. Word usage - Dark color or bright color - English Language & Usage ...

    Dec 28, 2017 · The Whiteboard has a white or high luminance level. Brighter - having or reflecting elevated luminance level. Lighter - having or reflecting elevated luminance level. Darker - having or …

  9. word usage - Shine bright or shine brightly? - English Language

    Jan 20, 2019 · The moon shone bright like a diamond in the sky. 2. The full moon is shining bright in the sky. Why not they are brightly? Are they correct?

  10. I am searching for a word or phrase that describes reflected light ...

    Aug 15, 2018 · More specifically, a caustic is where light is either reflected or refracted such that it is concentrated in an area that is brighter than the surroundings -- so it's the bright lines that are seen …