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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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BRILLIANT definition: 1. extremely intelligent or skilled: 2. full of light, shining, or bright in colour: 3. very…. Learn more.
The meaning of BRILLIANT is very bright : glittering. How to use brilliant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brilliant.
If you describe people or ideas as brilliant, you mean that they are extremely clever.
BRILLIANT meaning: 1. extremely intelligent or skilled: 2. full of light, shining, or bright in colour: 3. very…. Learn more.
Definition of brilliant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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. (Instruments) music.