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- Dictionarybrilliant/ˈbrɪlj(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. (of light or colour) very bright: "brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene" Similar Opposite
- 2. exceptionally clever or talented: "he was quite brilliant and was promoted almost at once" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a diamond of brilliant cut: "an elegant necklace with four rows of brilliants"
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The meaning of BRILLIANT is very bright : glittering. How to use brilliant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brilliant.
BRILLIANT definition: 1. extremely intelligent or skilled: 2. full of light, shining, or bright in colour: 3. very…. Learn more.
Brilliant definition: shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous. See examples of BRILLIANT used in a sentence.
You describe light, or something that reflects light, as brilliant when it shines very brightly. The event was held in brilliant sunshine. It was 250 million times more brilliant than the Sun.
adjective. /ˈbrɪliənt/. /ˈbrɪliənt/. extremely clever or impressive. What a brilliant idea! an absolutely brilliant idea. a brilliant performance/invention. He made two brilliant saves to keep his side in the match. The system is brilliant in its simplicity.
Brilliant describes something super bright, like intense lights at a football stadium, a super sparkly diamond, or the student who graduates from Harvard at age 13. Brilliant comes from the Italian word brillare, to "sparkle" like those bright lights, diamonds, and brainiac kid.
brilliant. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bril‧liant /ˈbrɪljənt/ S2 W3 adjective 1 bright brilliant light or colour is very bright and strong She closed her eyes against the brilliant light. We sat outside in the brilliant sunshine. She was dressed in brilliant white. see thesaurus at bright, colour 2 clever extremely ...
brilliant extremely intelligent or skillful: She's a brilliant young scientist. bright intelligent; quick to learn: He's probably the brightest student in the class. Bright is used especially to talk about young people.
brilliant. ( ˈbrɪljənt) adj. 1. shining with light; sparkling. 2. (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.
having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.: a brilliant technician. strong and clear in tone; vivid; bright: brilliant blues and greens; the brilliant sound of the trumpets. splendid or magnificent: a brilliant social event. n. Jewelry a gem, esp. a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
