Definitions for brilliant
ˈbrɪl yəntbril·liant

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brilliant, superbadjective

   of surpassing excellence

   "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"

2. brainy, brilliant, smart as a whipadjective

   having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

   "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

3. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective

   characterized by grandeur

   "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

4. bright, brilliant, vividadjective

   having striking color

   "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

5. brilliantadjective

   full of light; shining intensely

   "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"

6. bright, brilliantadjective

   clear and sharp and ringing

   "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

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1. brilliantnoun

   a finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

2. brilliantadjective

   shining brightly

   the brilliant lights along the promenade

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

3. brilliantadjective

   both light and saturated

   butterflies with brilliant blue wings

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

4. brilliantadjective

   having a sharp, clear tone

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

5. brilliantadjective

   of surpassing excellence

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

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

6. brilliantadjective

   magnificent or wonderful

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

7. brilliantadjective

   highly intelligent

   She is a brilliant scientist.

   Etymology: From brillant, from as if *, from berillus, beryllus, from βήρυλλος.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Brilliant

   sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star

2. Brilliant

   distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents

3. Brilliantadjective

   a diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below

4. Brilliantadjective

   the smallest size of type used in England printing

5. Brilliantadjective

   a kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving

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1. Brilliant

   Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s. Although not commercially successful and mauled by the critics, they remain notable because of the personnel involved - Martin Glover aka Youth, formerly of Killing Joke and subsequently a top producer/remixer; Jimmy Cauty, later to find fame and fortune as one half of The KLF; and Ben Watkins aka Juno Reactor. Equally notable was their management, their record company A&R manager, and songwriting and production team.

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1. brilliant

   Song lyrics by brilliant -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by brilliant on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brilliant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3423

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brilliant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1032

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brilliant' in Adjectives Frequency: #393

How to pronounce brilliant?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say brilliant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brilliant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brilliant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of brilliant in a Sentence

1. Lucila Novillo:

   We should be a great country. We have brilliant, well-educated and creative people, these qualities should help us grow, but corruption prevents that. The roots of corruption have reached into every corner of this country.

2. Eitan Perry:

   We are the only club in Israel who has a clause in the contract of the players that they have to do a certain number of social work projects, the training sessions, they're brilliant for the kids. They get to work with the players and then on matchday they get to watch them in action, some will hold their hands when they walk out onto the pitch.

3. Mariana Fulger:

   Nature is the master creator in any field. Nature does not ask us to be brilliant, it is enough to be rational. Nature is not man and it is not men’s.

4. Dean Roberts:

   If he came here, I’d shake his hand, absolute brilliant businessman, he’s going to upset a lot of people, that’s what we want, he’s a true leader.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   I think he’s absolutely brilliant, with the right temperament.

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