Dictionary Definition
brilliance
Noun
2 the quality of being magnificent or splendid or
grand [syn: magnificence, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness]
3 unusual mental ability [syn: genius]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
- The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
- In the context of "mostly|_|UK": Magnificence; resplendence.
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Translations
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent
- Finnish: kirkkaus
The quality of having extraordinary mental
capacity
- Finnish: etevyys, lahjakkuus, nerokkuus
Magnificence; resplendence
Extensive Definition
Brilliance may refer to:
- Brilliance (graphics editor), a bitmap graphics editor for the Amiga
- Brilliance (album), a 1956 album by Thelonious Monk (Milestone M-47023)
- Brilliance China Auto, a car company from China
- Brilliance, LLC, Florida based retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelryhttp://www.brilliance.com
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Babylonian splendor, Technicolor, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, aura, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing
light, blinding light, braininess, bravura, bright color, bright
light, brightness,
brilliancy, brilliant
light, burst of light, capability, capacity, charisma, clear thinking,
cleverness, color, colorfulness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, dazzle, dazzling light, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, effulgence, elaborateness, elegance, envelope, esprit, expertise, facetiousness, facility, finesse, flair, flamboyance, flood of light,
fulgor, funniness, gaiety, genius, giftedness, gifts, glamour, glare, glaring light, glitter, gloriousness, glory, gorgeousness, grace, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, grip, halo, handiness, heavenliness, horsemanship, humorousness, illustriousness,
imposingness,
impressiveness,
ingeniousness,
ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, intensity, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen-wittedness,
keenness, know-how,
lavishness, light, luster, luxuriousness, luxury, magic, magnificence, majesty, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, mental alertness,
mercurial mind, mystique, native cleverness,
nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nimbus, nobility, nous, numinousness, pleasantry, plushness, poshness, practical ability,
precocity, proficiency, proudness, prowess, pungency, pure color, quick
parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, radiance, radiancy, radiant splendor,
ravishingness,
readiness, ready wit,
refulgence, refulgency, resource, resourcefulness,
resplendence,
resplendency,
richness, ritziness, sagacity, saltiness, saturation, savoir-faire,
savvy, seamanship, sharp-wittedness,
sharpness, skill, skillfulness, smartness, smarts, sparkle, splendidness, splendiferousness,
splendor, splendorousness,
splendrousness,
sprightly wit, state,
stateliness,
streaming light, style,
sublimity, sumptuousness, tact, tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance,
technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, vividness, wit, wittiness, wizardry, workmanship