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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