ALL meanings of brilliant
bril·liant
B b - adjective brilliant A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful. 3
- adjective brilliant You can say that something is brilliant when you are very pleased about it or think that it is very good. 3
- adjective brilliant A brilliant career or success is very successful. 3
- adjective brilliant A brilliant colour is extremely bright. 3
- adjective brilliant You describe light, or something that reflects light, as brilliant when it shines very brightly. 3
- adjective brilliant shining with light; sparkling 3
- adjective brilliant (of a colour) having a high saturation and reflecting a considerable amount of light; vivid 3
- adjective brilliant outstanding; exceptional 3
- adjective brilliant splendid; magnificent 3
- adjective brilliant of outstanding intelligence or intellect 3
- adjective brilliant (of the tone of an instrument) having a large proportion of high harmonics above the fundamental 3
- adjective brilliant with spirit; lively 3
- noun brilliant a popular circular cut for diamonds and other gemstones in the form of two many-faceted pyramids (the top one truncated) joined at their bases 3
- noun brilliant a diamond of this cut 3
- noun brilliant (formerly) a size of a printer's type approximately equal to 4 point 3
- adjective brilliant shining brightly; sparkling 3
- adjective brilliant vivid; intense 3
- adjective brilliant very splendid or distinguished 3
- adjective brilliant having or showing keen intelligence, great talent or skill, etc. 3
- noun brilliant a gem, esp. a diamond, cut in a certain way with many facets for maximum brilliance 3
- adjective brilliant splendid, magnificent 1
- adjective brilliant color: highly saturated 1
- noun brilliant diamond 1
- noun brilliant type of diamond cut 1
- noun Technical meaning of brilliant One of five pedagogical languages based on Markov algorithms, used in ["Nonpareil, a Machine Level Machine Independent Language for the Study of Semantics", B. Higman, ULICS Intl Report No ICSI 170, U London (1968)]. See also Diamond, Nonpareil, Pearl, Ruby. 1
- adjective brilliant shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city. 1
- adjective brilliant distinguished; illustrious: a brilliant performance by a young pianist. 1
- adjective brilliant having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.: a brilliant technician. 1
- adjective brilliant strong and clear in tone; vivid; bright: brilliant blues and greens; the brilliant sound of the trumpets. 1
- adjective brilliant splendid or magnificent: a brilliant social event. 1
- noun brilliant Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut. 1
- noun brilliant Printing. a size of type about 3½-point. 1
- abbreviation BRILLIANT bright 1
- adjective brilliant gemstone 1
- adjective brilliant idea 1
- adjective brilliant extremely smart 1
- adjective brilliant done extremely well 1
- adjective brilliant Shining brightly. 0
- adjective brilliant (of a colour) Both bright and saturated. 0
- adjective brilliant (of a voice or sound) having a sharp, clear tone. 0
- adjective brilliant Of surpassing excellence. 0
- adjective brilliant Magnificent or wonderful. 0
- adjective brilliant Highly intelligent. 0