brilliance
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French brillance.
Pronunciation
- enPR: brĭlyəns
- IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/
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Noun
brilliance (usually uncountable, plural brilliances)
- The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
- The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
- (chiefly Britain) Magnificence; resplendence.
- What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.
Derived terms
- brilliancy
Related terms
- brilliant
- brilliantly
- brilliantness
- beryl (possibly)
- beryllium (possibly)
Translations
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent
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The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity
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Magnificence; resplendence
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