brilliant

Shining brightly.

the brilliant lights along the promenade

Both bright and saturated.

butterflies with brilliant blue wings

Having a sharp, clear tone.

Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.

The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.

"Thing is," Anahita resumed, and then, faltering, "Mean to say, well, we just think it's great." — "You, she means," Mishal corrected. "We think you're, you know." — "Brilliant," Anahita said and dazzled the bewildered Chamcha with a smile. "Magic. You know. Extreme."

Highly intelligent.

She is a brilliant scientist.

A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.

This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.

On the one, a plain massive band which matched the collar; on the other, a serpent; the tail reached nearly to the elbow, and the head rose a little from the wrist; the tongue of a ruby, the eyes of large brilliants.

The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.

A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant.

In short, the diamond owed more to being brillianted and polished, and well set, than to any intrinsic worth or solidity.