tightness

n 1: a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of

credit [syn: {stringency}]

2: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness},

{niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightfistedness},

{closeness}]

3: lack of movement or room for movement [syn: {tautness}]

[ant: {looseness}]

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)