brilliance

1. The state or quality of being brilliant, as:
   1. Extreme brightness.
   2. Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention.
2. Splendor; magnificence.
3. Music. Sharpness and clarity of tone.

noun

1. Exceptional brightness and clarity, as of a cut and polished stone: brilliancy, fire, luminosity, radiance. See light/darkness.
2. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination: brilliancy, fire, genius, inspiration. See good/bad.
3. Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness. Informal glitz. See beautiful/ugly.

Definition: brightness
Antonyms: darkness, gloom

n

Definition: genius
Antonyms: stupidity

The clarity, strength, and brightness of a color or varnish.

Tutor's tip: The "brilliance" (intense brightness) of those "brilliants" (diamonds) is amazing.

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Brilliance may refer to:

• Brilliance China Auto, a car company from China
• Brilliance (graphics editor), a bitmap graphics editor for the Amiga
• Brilliance (Thelonious Monk album), a 1956 album by Thelonious Monk
• Brilliance (Atlantic Starr album), a 1982 album by Atlantic Starr
• Brilliance (Chieko Kawabe album), a 2005 album by Chieko Kawabe
• Genius

See also

• Brightness
• Spectral radiance

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