brilliance

/ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

great, sheer | academic, intellectual, technical

QUANT

flash

The young musician showed flashes of brilliance during her performance despite her nervousness.

PREP

with ~

The young pianist performed the difficult concerto with such brilliance that the audience gave her a standing ovation.

Definitions

noun

The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).

[G]arishly enough they [gas jets] glared there, transparently wannish as it were shamed, like blinking night-things surprised by the brilliance of day, they having so flared and stared for months, or years, inasmuch as they were now blazing diminished, with streaks and rays in the flame, as if by effort: […]

The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.

Magnificence; resplendence.

What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

magnificence
splendor
splendour
grandeur
grandness

noun — a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the

noun — unusual mental ability

genius

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[G]arishly enough they [gas jets] glared there, transparently wannish as it were shamed, like blinking night-things surprised by the brilliance of day, they having so flared and stared for months, or

Wiktionary

What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.

Wiktionary

Every time I saw him, I was overcome with his brilliance.

Tatoeba · #285006

The sun rose from the water in radiant brilliance and his rosy beams seemed to cast a glow of life into the prince's cheeks.

Tatoeba · #7741141

The sun rose from the water in radiant brilliance and his rosy beams seemed to cast a glow of life into the prince's cheeks, but his eyes remained closed.

Tatoeba · #7741142

That's sheer brilliance!

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