brilliant
1. [ adjective ] of surpassing excellence
Synonyms: superb
Examples:

"a brilliant performance" "a superb actor"

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"

Related terms: intelligent
3. [ adjective ] full of light; shining intensely
Examples:

"a brilliant star" "brilliant chandeliers"

Related terms: bright
4. [ adjective ] (color) having striking color
Synonyms: bright vivid
Examples:

"bright greens" "brilliant tapestries" "a bird with vivid plumage"

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"

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"

Related terms: reverberant
Similar spelling:   brilliantly
  brilliantine
  brilliancy
  brilliance
  Breland
  brawling