Meaning

Shining brightly..

Definitions by Sense

1. Shining brightly.
2. (of a colour) Both bright and saturated.
3. (of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone.
4. Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.
5. Highly intelligent.
6. (UK, of a person) Great, wonderful.
7. 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.
8. (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

Example Sentences

the brilliant lights along the promenade

butterflies with brilliant blue wings

The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.

"Thing is," Anahita resumed, and then, faltering, "Mean to say, well, we just think it's great." — "You, she means," Mishal corrected. "We think you're, you know." — "Brilliant," Anahita said and dazzled the bewildered Chamcha with a smile. "Magic. You know. Extreme."

She is a brilliant scientist.

https://youtu.be/aoag03mSuXQ?t=5139s He absolutely could have told us to get lost, and didn't. What a brilliant guy!

This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.

On the one, a plain massive band which matched the collar; on the other, a serpent; the tail reached nearly to the elbow, and the head rose a little from the wrist; the tongue of a ruby, the eyes of large brilliants.

Word Forms

• more brilliant
• most brilliant
• brilliants
• brillianting
• brillianted

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Use brilliant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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