Brilliant
Meaning of Brilliant
adjective
- (of light or colour) very bright.
brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene
- exceptionally clever or talented.
he was quite brilliant and was promoted almost at once
the germ of a brilliant idea hit her
- excellent; marvellous.
we had a brilliant time
‘Brilliant!’ he declared excitedly
- a diamond of brilliant cut.
an elegant necklace with four rows of brilliants
late 17th century: from French brillant ‘shining’, present participle of briller, from Italian brillare, probably from Latin beryllus (see beryl).
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Hyphenation of Brilliant
Bril-liant
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- Brilliant is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Brilliant synonyms
Meaning superb:
Meaning brainy:
Meaning glorious:
glorious, magnificent, splendid
Meaning bright:
Meaning giving out or reflecting bright light:
Meaning very hot:
Meaning extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily:
Meaning having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark:
Meaning of extreme force, degree, or strength:
Meaning burning fiercely:
Meaning smiling broadly; grinning:
Meaning (of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished:
Meaning giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light:
Meaning giving off light; bright or shining:
Meaning having lustre; shining:
Meaning emitting light not caused by heat:
Meaning sending out light; shining or glowing brightly:
Meaning emitting light as a result of being heated:
Meaning sparkling or shining brightly:
Meaning attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous:
Meaning shining brightly:
Meaning glowing with or giving off light:
Meaning shining brightly; radiant:
Meaning shining very brightly:
Meaning bright or luminous:
Meaning sparkle; glitter:
Meaning flashing; sparkling:
Meaning (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance:
Meaning destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy:
Meaning having exceptional talent or natural ability:
Meaning having a natural aptitude or skill for something:
Meaning a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit:
Meaning very clever or ingenious:
Meaning highly trained or skilled in a particular activity:
Meaning (of a person) clever, original, and inventive:
Meaning showing great skill; very accomplished:
Meaning having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally:
Meaning relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something:
Meaning having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level:
Meaning quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent:
Meaning (of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed:
Meaning having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:
Meaning having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd:
Meaning relating to the intellect:
Meaning (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense:
Meaning having or showing skill:
Meaning having considerable skill, proficiency, or intelligence:
Meaning having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area:
Meaning very skilled or proficient at something:
Meaning a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society:
Meaning higher in rank, status, or quality:
Meaning very good or skilful:
Meaning (especially of food) of very good quality:
Meaning extremely good; outstanding:
Meaning having been educated:
Meaning involving or relating to serious academic study:
Meaning (of a person) having acquired much knowledge through study:
Meaning having or showing great knowledge or learning:
Meaning of the cerebrum of the brain:
Meaning (of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected:
Meaning extremely good or pleasing; splendid:
Meaning inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous:
Meaning exceptionally good:
Meaning unusual; not typical:
Meaning of the highest quality or degree:
Meaning so good as to be unequalled; incomparable:
Meaning unequalled; unrivalled:
Meaning of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:
Meaning extremely good; excellent:
Meaning extremely good or impressive; excellent:
Meaning extraordinarily good or attractive:
Meaning very good indeed; very impressive or attractive:
Meaning relating to a star or stars:
Meaning extraordinary, especially extraordinarily large:
Meaning very good:
Meaning fabulous; wonderful:
Meaning of or at a fairly low temperature:
Meaning extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring awe:
Meaning having or apparently having supernatural powers:
Meaning excellent; wonderful:
Meaning (of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty:
Meaning a European flatfish that resembles a turbot:
Meaning excellent; first-rate:
Meaning excellent; splendid:
Meaning very good or pleasing; excellent:
Meaning wonderful; excellent:
Brilliant antonyms
Meaning with little or no light:
Meaning dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening:
Meaning lacking interest or excitement:
Meaning having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense:
Meaning (of a person) not having a natural aptitude or skill:
Meaning of poor quality or a low standard:
Words that rhyme with Brilliant
counternaiant, naiant, appreciant, deforciant, denunciant, depreciant, dissociant, insouciant, officiant, renunciant, antiradiant, cardiant, comediant, irradiant, mediant, mendiant, nonradiant, radiant, submediant, superradiant, tripudiant, unradiant, acidifiant, affiant, clarifiant, defiant, fiant, nondefiant, olefiant, overdefiant, personifiant, signifiant, undefiant, Collegiant, allegiant, giant, subgiant, supergiant, ungiant, hiant, semihiant, reliiant, Valiant, Valliant, alliant, appliant, brilliant, compliant, defoliant, equivaliant
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