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Showing words for BRILLIANT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Brilliant

brilliant

7 Letter Words for Brilliant

airbill, billian, britain, intrail, ritalin

6 Letter Words for Brilliant

alinit, aribin, arilli, bailli, baliti, bilian, inital, inrail, intail, intill, lbinit, libant, libral, nirlit, nitril, rablin, tibial, tiriba, tribal, trilli, trinal

5 Letter Words for Brilliant

abrin, aillt, albin, alibi, altin, bairn, balli, balti, barit, biali, billa, binal, binit, blain, blair, blart, blini, blirt, brail, brain, brant, brian, brill, ilial, inial, intil, intra, irani, irian, larin, latin, liart, libra, libri, litai, litra, ranli, riant, ribat, tairn, talli, tarin, tibia, tilia, trail, train, trial, trill, trina

4 Letter Words for Brilliant

abir, abit, abri, aint, airn, airt, alii, alin, anil, anti, aril, arni, atli, bail, bain, bait, bali, ball, balr, bani, bant, bari, barn, bart, bill, bint, biri, birl, birn, birt, biti, blan, blat, blin, blit, bran, brat, brin, brit, ilia, inia, init, inta, inti, intl, intr, iran, itai, ital, itll, lain, lair, lait, lant, lari, larn, lati, liar, libr, liin, lila, lilt, lina, lint, lira, liri, liti, naib, nail, natl, natr, nill, nirl, rabi, rail, rain, rait, rall, rant, rial, rill, rita, tabi, tail, tain, tali, tall, tari, tarn, tiar, till, tirl, trib, trin, trna

3 Letter Words for Brilliant

abl, abn, abr, abt, ail, ain, air, ait, alb, all, aln, alt, ant, arb, arn, art, bai, bal, ban, bar, bat, bin, bit, blt, bra, brl, btl, iba, ill, int, ira, ita, lab, lai, lan, lar, lat, lib, lin, lir, lit, llb, lnr, ltr, nab, nar, nat, nib, nil, nit, rab, rai, ran, rat, rbi, ria, rib, rin, rit, rna, rti, tab, tai, tal, tan, tar, tib, til, tin, tln, tlr, tra, tri

Definitions for Brilliant

[1] shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
[2] distinguished; illustrious: a brilliant performance by a young pianist.
[3] having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.: a brilliant technician.
[4] strong and clear in tone; vivid; bright: brilliant blues and greens; the brilliant sound of the trumpets.
[5] splendid or magnificent: a brilliant social event.
[6] Jewelry . a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
[7] Printing . a size of type about 3½-point.
[8] shining with light; sparkling
[9] (of a colour) having a high saturation and reflecting a considerable amount of light; vivid
[10] outstanding; exceptional a brilliant success
[11] splendid; magnificent a brilliant show
[12] of outstanding intelligence or intellect a brilliant mind ; a brilliant idea
[13] music (of the tone of an instrument) having a large proportion of high harmonics above the fundamental Also: brilliant (French brijɑ̃ ), brilliante (French brijɑ̃t ) with spirit; lively
[14] Also called: brilliant cut a popular circular cut for diamonds and other gemstones in the form of two many-faceted pyramids (the top one truncated) joined at their bases a diamond of this cut
[15] (formerly) a size of a printer's type approximately equal to 4 point

Words related to Brilliant

vivid, radiant, dazzling, sparkling, bright, flashy, scintillating, luminous, intense, splendid, exceptional, magnificent, superb, excellent, distinguished, glorious, ingenious, inventive, talented, gifted

Words nearby Brilliant

brill-symmers disease, brill-zinsser disease, brillat-savarin, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant, brilliant cresyl blue, brilliant cut, brilliant green, brilliantine, brillo

Origin of Brilliant

1675–85; < French brillant shining, present participle of briller < Italian brillare to glitter (perhaps derivative of an expressive root); see -ant

Other words from Brilliant

bril·liant·ly , adverb
bril·liant·ness , noun
o·ver·bril·liant , adjective
o·ver·bril·liant·ly , adverb
qua·si-bril·liant , adjective
qua·si-bril·liant·ly , adverb
un·bril·liant , adjective
un·bril·liant·ly , adverb
un·bril·liant·ness , noun

Word origin for Brilliant

C17: from French brillant shining, from briller to shine, from Italian brillare , from brillo beryl

Synonyms for Brilliant

bright, dazzling, flashy, intense, luminous, radiant, scintillating, sparkling, vivid, ablaze, clinquant, coruscating, effulgent, fulgent, gleaming, glittering, glossy, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lustrous, refulgent, resplendent, showy