brilliant
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɹɪljənt/
brilliant
- Shining brightly.
- the brilliant lights along the promenade
- (of a colour) Both bright and saturated.
- butterflies with brilliant blue wings
- (of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone
- (British) Of surpassing excellence.
- The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.
- (British) Magnificent or wonderful.
- Highly intelligent.
- She is a brilliant scientist.
- (shining brightly) glittering, shining
- (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone)
- (surpassing excellence) excellent, distinctive, striking, superb (obsolete except in UK usage)
- (magnificent or wonderful) exceptional, glorious, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, wonderful (obsolete except in UK usage)
- (highly intelligent) brainy, ingenious
- See also Thesaurus:intelligent
- brilliance
- brilliantine
- brilliantly
- brilliantness
- beryl (possibly)
- beryllium (possibly)
- French: brillant
- German: strahlend
- Italian: brillante, splendente, luccicante, sgargiante, lucente
- Portuguese: brilhante
- Russian: блестя́щий
- Spanish: brillante
- French: brillant
- German: strahlend, brillant
- Italian: brillante
- Portuguese: brilhante
- Russian: блестя́щий
- Spanish: brillante
- French: brillant
- German: brillant
- Italian: squillante
- Portuguese: claro
- Russian: хруста́льный
- French: brillant
- German: brillant
- Italian: brillante, fantastico, superlativo
- Portuguese: brilhante
- Russian: блестя́щий
- Spanish: brillante
- French: brillant
- German: brillant
- Italian: brillante, eccezionale, meraviglioso
- Portuguese: brilhante
- Russian: блестя́щий
- Spanish: brillante
- French: brillant
- German: genial, brillant
- Italian: brillante, geniale, talentuoso, di successo
- Portuguese: brilhante
- Russian: блестя́щий
- Spanish: brillante
brilliant
- A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.
- 1717, Alexander Pope, The Basset-Table
- This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.
- 1892, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Case of Identity”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, OCLC 02541507 ↗, page 57 ↗:
- "And the ring?" I asked, glancing at a remarkable brilliant which sparkled upon his finger.
- 1717, Alexander Pope, The Basset-Table
- (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
- Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.
- A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
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