Brilliance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brilliance is a noun meaning The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
Meaning
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
More Meanings
- The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
- (chiefly British) Magnificence; resplendence.
Example Sentences
What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.
[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: […]
Word Forms
- brilliances
- brilliancy
Synonyms for brilliance
Depending on context, synonyms include glare, splendor, blaze, genius, grandeur, magnificence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splendor, blaze, glare, splendour, genius, grandness.
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