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English adjective: brilliant | |||
| 1. | brilliant of surpassing excellence | ||
| Samples | A brilliant performance. A superb actor. | ||
| Synonyms | superb | ||
| Similar | superior | ||
| Antonyms | inferior | ||
| 2. | brilliant having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence | ||
| Samples | Some men dislike brainy women. A brilliant mind. A brilliant solution to the problem. | ||
| Synonyms | brainy, smart as a whip | ||
| Similar | intelligent | ||
| Antonyms | unintelligent, stupid | ||
| 3. | brilliant characterized by grandeur | ||
| Samples | The brilliant court life at Versailles. A glorious work of art. Magnificent cathedrals. The splendid coronation ceremony. | ||
| Synonyms | glorious, magnificent, splendid | ||
| Similar | impressive | ||
| Antonyms | unimpressive | ||
| 4. | brilliant having striking color | ||
| Samples | Bright dress. Brilliant tapestries. A bird with vivid plumage. | ||
| Synonyms | bright, vivid | ||
| Similar | colorful, colourful | ||
| Antonyms | colorless, colourless | ||
| 5. | brilliant full of light; shining intensely | ||
| Samples | A brilliant star. Brilliant chandeliers. | ||
| Similar | bright | ||
| Antonyms | dull | ||
| 6. | brilliant clear and sharp and ringing | ||
| Samples | The bright sound of the trumpet section. The brilliant sound of the trumpets. | ||
| Synonyms | bright | ||
| Similar | reverberant | ||
| Antonyms | nonresonant, unreverberant | ||
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