brilliance
/ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/
brilliance noun: the quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
Noun
brilliance (usually uncountable, plural brilliances)
- The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
- [G]arishly enough they [gas jets] glared there, transparently wannish as it were shamed, like blinking night-things surprised by the brilliance of day, they having so flared and stared for months, or years, inasmuch as they were now blazing diminished, with streaks and rays in the flame, as if by...1901, M[atthew] P[hipps] Shiel, The Purple Cloud, New York, N.Y.: Vanguard Press, published 1930, →OCLC, page 85
- The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
- Magnificence; resplendence.
- What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.
brilliance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
brilliance in Hindi
- The quality of being exceptionally effulgent
- प्रतिभा pratibhā
- The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity
- प्रतिभा pratibhā
- Magnificence; resplendence
- महिमा mahimā, भव्यता bhavyatā
brilliance in Tamil
- ஒளியின் செறிவான வெளிச்சம், சொலிதை, பொலிவு
brilliance in Urdu
- brilliance, splendour
- تابش tābiś
- brilliance
- چمک camak
brilliance in Telugu
- brilliance
- కాంతి kānti
- brilliance, glitter
- గచ్చు gaccu
More languagesFewer languages
- brilliance in Malayalam
- തേജസ് tējasŭ, ഔജ്ജ്വല്യം aujjvalyaṁ
- brilliance in Sanskrit
- तेजस् tejas
Examples of brilliance in a sentence
- Her ideas seem to verge on the edge of brilliance and madness.
- The sole brilliance of this gem.
- She almost forgot Toby while she was bathed in this flustering brilliance of light and noise.
Forms of brilliance
| plural | brilliances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | brilliancy |
Origin of brilliance
From brilliant + -ance. Compare French brillance.
Words formed from brilliance
Questions about brilliance
- What does brilliance mean?
- Brilliance means the quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
- What is brilliance in Hindi?
- Brilliance in Hindi is प्रतिभा (pratibhā), महिमा (mahimā), भव्यता (bhavyatā). See Brilliance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is brilliance?
- Brilliance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce brilliance?
- Brilliance is pronounced /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/.
- What is the plural of brilliance?
- The plural of brilliance is brilliances.
Words near brilliance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: brilliance (page history and authors); brilliance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); تابش (Urdu) (page history and authors); కాంతి (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഔജ്ജ്വല്യം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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