A Topical Dictionary: Search for brilliance

Dictionary Results For "brilliance" [?]/[OPML]

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Pronunciation

Noun

The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
{{context|mostly|_|UK}} magnificence|Magnificence; resplendence.

Derived terms

brilliancy

Related terms

Translations

Finnish: kirkkaus

Finnish: etevyys, lahjakkuus, nerokkuus

ar:brilliance fr:brilliance gl:brilliance io:brilliance hu:brilliance ta:brilliance te:brilliance vi:brilliance zh:brilliance

WordNet brilliance
n 1: great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a
blaze of color" [syn: glare, blaze]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn:
magnificence, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness]
3: unusual mental ability [syn: genius]

Moby Dictionary
Babylonian splendor , Technicolor , ability , acuity , acuteness ,
address , adeptness , adroitness , airmanship , aptitude , aptness ,
artfulness , artisanship , artistry , aura , blare , blaze ,
blaze of glory , blazing light , blinding light , braininess , bravura ,
bright color , bright light , brightness , brilliancy ,
brilliant light , burst of light , capability , capacity , charisma ,
clear thinking , cleverness , color , colorfulness , command ,
competence , control , coordination , craft , craftsmanship , cunning ,
dazzle , dazzling light , deftness , dexterity , dexterousness ,
dextrousness , diplomacy , efficiency , effulgence , elaborateness ,
elegance , envelope , esprit , expertise , facetiousness , facility ,
finesse , flair , flamboyance , flood of light , fulgor , funniness ,
gaiety , genius , giftedness , gifts , glamour , glare , glaring light ,
glitter , gloriousness , glory , gorgeousness , grace , grandeur ,
grandiosity , grandness , grip , halo , handiness , heavenliness ,
horsemanship , humorousness , illustriousness , imposingness ,
impressiveness , ingeniousness , ingenuity , intellect , intelligence ,
intensity , jocoseness , jocularity , joking , joshing ,
keen-wittedness , keenness , know-how , lavishness , light , luster ,
luxuriousness , luxury , magic , magnificence , majesty , marksmanship ,
mastership , mastery , mental alertness , mercurial mind , mystique ,
native cleverness , nimble mind , nimble-wittedness , nimbleness ,
nimbus , nobility , nous , numinousness , pleasantry , plushness ,
poshness , practical ability , precocity , proficiency , proudness ,
prowess , pungency , pure color , quick parts , quick thinking ,
quick wit , quick-wittedness , quickness , radiance , radiancy ,
radiant splendor , ravishingness , readiness , ready wit , refulgence ,
refulgency , resource , resourcefulness , resplendence , resplendency ,
richness , ritziness , sagacity , saltiness , saturation , savoir-faire ,
savvy , seamanship , sharp-wittedness , sharpness , skill ,
skillfulness , smartness , smarts , sparkle , splendidness ,
splendiferousness , splendor , splendorousness , splendrousness ,
sprightly wit , state , stateliness , streaming light , style ,
sublimity , sumptuousness , tact , tactfulness , talent ,
technical brilliance , technical mastery , technical skill ,
technique , timing , virtuosity , vividness , wit , wittiness , wizardry ,
workmanship