n.
Brilliance, as of intellect or artistic performance.
brilliancy
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noun
- Exceptional brightness and clarity, as of a cut and polished stone: brilliance, fire, luminosity, radiance. See light/darkness.
- Liveliness and vivacity of imagination: brilliance, fire, genius, inspiration. See good/bad.
- Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness. Informal glitz. See beautiful/ugly.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a quality that outshines the usual
Synonyms: luster, lustre, splendor, splendour
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