 brilliant |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of surpassing excellence | |
| Synonyms: | superb | |
| Examples: | "a brilliant performance" "a superb actor" |
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| Related terms: | superior | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence | |
| Synonyms: | smart_as_a_whip brainy | |
| Examples: | "some men dislike brainy women" "a brilliant mind" "a brilliant solution to the problem" |
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| Related terms: | intelligent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] full of light; shining intensely | |
| Examples: | "a brilliant star" "brilliant chandeliers" |
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| Related terms: | bright | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (color) having striking color | |
| Synonyms: | bright vivid | |
| Examples: | "bright greens" "brilliant tapestries" "a bird with vivid plumage" |
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| Related terms: | colorful | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur | |
| Synonyms: | magnificent splendid glorious | |
| Examples: | "the brilliant court life at Versailles" "a glorious work of art" "magnificent cathedrals" "the splendid coronation ceremony" |
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| Related terms: | impressive | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] clear and sharp and ringing | |
| Synonyms: | bright | |
| Examples: | "the bright sound of the trumpet section" "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" |
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| Related terms: | reverberant | |
| Similar spelling: |
brilliantly brilliantine brilliancy brilliance Breland brawling |
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