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/ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/ · noun
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light)..
[G]arishly enough they [gas jets] glared there, transparently wannish as it were shamed, like blinking night-things surprised by the brilliance of day, they having so flared and stared for months, or years, inasmuch as they were now blazing diminished, with streaks and rays in the flame, as if by effort: […]
What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.
Use brilliance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brilliance means The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light)..
Common synonyms include glare, splendor, blaze, genius.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[G]arishly enough they [gas jets] glared there, transparently wannish as it were shamed, like blinking night-things surprised by the brilliance of day, they having so flared and stared for months, or years, inasmuch as they were now blazing diminished, with streaks and rays in the flame, as if by effort: […]
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