brilliance

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈbrɪljəns/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    Exceptional talent, intelligence, or creative ability.; Intense brightness or radiance of light.; The quality of being vivid, striking, or magnificent in appearance.; In gemology, the amount of white light reflected from the interior and surface of a gemstone.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

sheer brilliancepure brilliancetechnical brillianceintellectual brillianceabsolute brilliance

Derivatives

brilliantbrilliantlybrilliantinebrilliancy

Synonyms

radianceluminositysplendorgeniusexcellenceluster

Antonyms

dullnessmediocritydimness

Commonly confused

brilliancy
EN: 'Brilliancy' is a valid but much less common variant of 'brilliance'; modern usage strongly favors 'brilliance'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the ending is '-ance' (not '-ence'), consistent with the adjective 'brilliant'.

💬 Examples

  1. The brilliance of her musical compositions left the audience in awe.

  2. The brilliance of the sun made it difficult to look directly at the sky.

  3. The brilliance of the autumn foliage drew tourists from around the world.

  4. The cut of the diamond maximizes its brilliance and fire.