brilliant

bril·liant  (brlynt)

adj.

1. Full of light; shining. See Synonyms at bright.

2. Relating to or being a hue that has a combination of high lightness and strong saturation.

3. Sharp and clear in tone.

4. Glorious; magnificent: the brilliant court life at Versailles.

5. Superb; wonderful: The soloist gave a brilliant performance.

6. Marked by unusual and impressive intellectual acuteness: a brilliant mind; a brilliant solution to the problem. See Synonyms at intelligent.

n.

A precious gem, especially a diamond, finely cut in any of various forms with numerous facets.

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[French brillant, present participle of briller, to shine, from Italian brillare, perhaps from brillo, beryl, from Latin bryllus; see beryl.]

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brilliant·ly adv.

brilliant·ness n.

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brilliant [ˈbrɪljənt]

adj

1. shining with light; sparkling

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (of a colour) having a high saturation and reflecting a considerable amount of light; vivid

3. outstanding; exceptional a brilliant success

4. splendid; magnificent a brilliant show

5. of outstanding intelligence or intellect a brilliant mind a brilliant idea

6. (Music / Instruments) Music

a.  (of the tone of an instrument) having a large proportion of high harmonics above the fundamental

b.  Also brilliant (French) [brijɑ̃] brilliante (French) [brijɑ̃t] with spirit; lively

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) Also called brilliant cut

a.  a popular circular cut for diamonds and other gemstones in the form of two many-faceted pyramids (the top one truncated) joined at their bases

b.  a diamond of this cut

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (formerly) a size of a printer's type approximately equal to 4 point

[from French brillant shining, from briller to shine, from Italian brillare, from brillo beryl]

brilliantly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	brilliant - of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" superb superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
	2.	brilliant - having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" brainy, smart as a whip intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
	3.	brilliant - characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" magnificent, glorious, splendid impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	4.	brilliant - having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" bright, vivid colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
	5.	brilliant - full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
	6.	brilliant - clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" bright reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"

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brilliant

adjective

1. intelligent, sharp, intellectual, alert, clever, quick, acute, profound, rational, penetrating, discerning, inventive, astute, brainy, perspicacious, quick-witted She had a brilliant mind.
intelligent simple, slow, stupid, dim

2. expert, masterly, talented, gifted, accomplished a brilliant pianist
expert ordinary, dull, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, untalented, unaccomplished

3. excellent, great, good, fine, wonderful, cracking (Brit. informal), superb, fantastic (informal), tremendous (informal), marvellous (informal), terrific (informal), mean (slang), mega (slang), awesome (slang), first-rate, brill (informal), topping (Brit. slang), hunky-dory (informal) My sister's given me a brilliant book.

4. splendid, grand, famous, celebrated, rare, supreme, outstanding, remarkable, superb, magnificent, sterling, glorious, exceptional, notable, renowned, heroic, admirable, eminent, sublime, illustrious a brilliant success

5. bright, shining, intense, sparkling, glittering, dazzling, vivid, radiant, luminous, ablaze, resplendent, scintillating, lustrous, coruscating, refulgent The event was held in brilliant sunshine.
bright dark, dull, obscure, dim, gloomy

Translations

brilliant [ˈbrɪljənt]

A. ADJ

1. (= bright) [sunshine] → resplandeciente → radiante; [light] → brillante; [colour] → brillante, luminoso; [smile] → radiante
his teeth were (a) brilliant white → tenía los dientes de un blanco reluciente

2. (= clever) [person, idea, mind] → brillante, genial; [thesis] → brillante

3. (= outstanding) [career, future] → brillante; [success, victory] → rotundo
the party was a brilliant success → la fiesta fue un éxito rotundo or total

4. (= wonderful) [book, film, restaurant] → genial, buenísimo
we had a brilliant time in Spain → lo pasamos fenomenal or genial en España
she's brilliant with children → se le dan fenomenal los niños
she's brilliant at making cakes → se le da fenomenal hacer pasteles
brilliant! → ¡fantástico! → ¡genial!

B. N (= diamond) → brillante m

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brilliant [ˈbrɪliənt] adj

[person] → brillant(e)
a brilliant scientist → un savant brillant

[mind, idea] → brillant(e)

[colour, sunshine] → éclatant(e)

[career, future] → brillant(e)

[performance] → éblouissant(e)

(= excellent) → génial(e)
brilliant! → génial!

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brilliant

adj

(fig) → großartig (also iro); scientist, artist, wit, achievement also → glänzend, brillant; student → hervorragend; she is a brilliant woman → sie ist eine sehr intelligente Frau; he is brilliant with my children → er versteht sich großartig mit meinen Kindern; to be brilliant at something/doing something → etw hervorragend können/tun können

sunshine, light, eyes, colour → strahlend

excl (inf: = great) → super (inf)

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brilliant [ˈbrɪljənt] adj (sunshine) → sfolgorante; (light, idea, person, success) → brillante

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brilliant

adj brilliant [ˈbriljənt]

1 very bright the bird's brilliant feathers. glinsterend, glansryk لامِع، ساطِع ярък oslnivý, třpytivý strålende glänzend αστραφτερός brillante, luminoso särav تابناک؛ درخشان loistava éclatant מַברִיק चमकदार sjajan ragyogó gemerlapan, cemerlang ljómandi brillante, splendente 輝かしい 눈부신 spindintis mirdzošs; spožs terang schitterend strålende, funklende, skinnende błyszczący brilhante strălucitor блестящий ligotavý lesketajoč se sjajan glänsande แพรวพราย parlak, pırıl pırıl 光亮的 блискучий, яскравий جگمگاتا ہوا rực rỡ 鲜明的

2 very clever a brilliant scholar. briljant, buitengewoon begaafd, geniaal ذَكي، نابِه، نابِغ много умен vynikající fremragende; eminent glänzend ευφυέστατος brillante, sobresaliente hiilgav با هوش nerokas brillant מַברִיק कुशाग्र genijalan ragyogó, pompás pandai sekali afburðasnjall brillante めざましい 재기가 뛰어난 puikus, talentingas lielisks; izcils sangat bijak briljant strålende intelligent, overlegent dyktig świetny, wybitny brilhante strălucit выдающийся vynikajúci blesteč briljantan högt begåvad ฉลาดมาก çok zeki 才華洋溢的 видатний روش دماغ rất thông minh 才华横溢的

adv brilliantly

helder, skitterend, briljant بِلَمَعان، بِصورةٍ ساطٍعَه ярко jasně, brilantně strålende; fremragende; eminent glänzend εξαιρετικά, έξυπνα, πολύ πετυχημένα brillantemente säravalt با درخشندگی loistavasti brillamment בְּאוֹפֶן מַברִיק प्रतिभापूर्वक sjajno ragyogóan secara gemilang með glans, með afburðum brillantemente きらきらと 눈부시게 puikiai spoži; izcili dengan terang schitterend med glans, glansfullt świetnie brilhantemente (în mod) strălucit блестяще skvele sijajno briljantno glänsande, lysande อย่างชาญฉลาด pırıl pırıl; parlak bir şekilde 鮮明地 блискуче درخشاں طور پر rực rỡ 鲜明地

n brilliance

1 brightness the brilliance of the moon. helderheid لَمَعان، إشْراق، سُطوع яркост jasnost, záře glans; klarhed der Glanz, die Brilianz λαμπρότητα brillo, resplandor hiilgus درخشش loiste éclat בְהִירוּת दीप्त, चमक sjaj ragyogás cahaya terang birta luminosità, splendore 光輝 광채 spindesys spožums; mirdzums keterangan glans (stråle)glans; funkling blask brilho strălucire блеск jasnosť, lesk sijaj sjaj glans, prakt ความสุกใส parlaklık, ihtişam 光輝 яскравість چمک sự rực rỡ 光辉

2 cleverness his brilliance as a surgeon. briljantheid, buitengewone knapheid ذَكاء، تألُّق надареност mistrovství strålende dygtighed der Scharfsinn ευφυΐα, εξαιρετική ικανότητα brillantez, maestría meisterlikkus هوش سرشار mestarillisuus brillant כִּשָרוֹן מַברִיק प्रतिभा oštroumnost éleselméjűség kepintaran snilli brillantezza すばらしい才能 재치 talentingumas izcilība kecerdikan uitzonderlijke begaafdheid strålende intelligens, dyktighet genialność perícia pri­ce­pere способности majstrovstvo odličnost briljantnost begåvning, briljans ความฉลาดหลักแหลม zekilik 才華 блискучість ذہانت ، ذکاوت sự thông minh 才华

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brilliant → شخص متقد الذكاء zářivý glimrende glänzend υπέροχος brillante loistava génial briljantan brillante 光り輝く 빛나는 stralend strålende błyszczący brilhante искрящийся strålande พรายแสง ฉลาดเยี่ยม pırıl pırıl sáng chói 卓越的