Etymology : French brillant, present participle of briller to shine, from Italian brillare
Pronunciation : bril-y&nt
Function : adjective
Date : circa 1681
1. outstanding, splendid, shining; clever, very intelligent. excellent, marvellous. brilliant\bril"liant\ (br&ibreve;l"yant), a. [f. brillant, p. pr. of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. pr. & sp. brillar, it. brillare), fr. l. beryllus a precious stone of sea-green color, prov. it. brill. see:
beryl.].
2. sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
3. distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents. washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits.
4. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
5. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
9. The smallest size of type used in England printing.
10. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving. full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers" characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor".
11. 1. A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful. She had a brilliant mind It was his brilliant performance in `My Left Foot' that established his reputation. + brilliantly bril·liant·ly It is a very high quality production, brilliantly written and acted. + brilliance bril·liance He was a deeply serious musician who had shown his brilliance very early.
12. You can say that something is brilliant when you are very pleased about it or think that it is very good. If you get a chance to see:
the show, do go -- it's brilliant My sister's given me this brilliant book. = great ¡Ù awful + brilliantly bril·liant·ly It's extremely hard working together but on the whole it works brilliantly and we're still good friends.
13. A brilliant career or success is very successful. He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins The raid was a brilliant success. + brilliantly bril·liant·ly The strategy worked brilliantly.
14. A brilliant colour is extremely bright. a brilliant white open-necked shirt. + brilliantly bril·liant·ly Many of the patterns show brilliantly coloured flowers. + brilliance bril·liance an iridescent blue butterfly in all its brilliance.
15. You describe light, or something that reflects light, as brilliant when it shines very brightly. The event was held in brilliant sunshine + brilliantly bril·liant·ly It's a brilliantly sunny morning. + brilliance bril·liance His eyes became accustomed to the dark after the brilliance of the sun outside.
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