Brilliant Definition
brĭlyənt
adjective
Shining brightly; sparkling.
Webster's New World
Vivid; intense.
Webster's New World
Relating to or being a hue that has a combination of high lightness and strong saturation.
American Heritage
Sharp and clear in tone.
A recording with brilliant sound.
American Heritage
Very splendid or distinguished.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A gem, esp. a diamond, cut in a certain way with many facets for maximum brilliance.
Webster's New World
(printing) A small size of type.
Wiktionary
A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Brilliant
Noun
Singular:
brilliant
Plural:
brilliantsOrigin of Brilliant
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From French brillant, from Medieval Latin as if *berilare (“to sparkle like a beryl or other precious stone”), from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bērullos, “beryl”).
From Wiktionary
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French brillant present participle of briller to shine from Italian brillare perhaps from brillo beryl from Latin bēryllus beryl
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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