brilliant
Shining brightly.
Adjective 4 meanings
Shining brightly.
“the brilliant lights along the promenade”
Both bright and saturated.
“butterflies with brilliant blue wings”
Having a sharp, clear tone.
Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.
“The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.”
Noun 4 meanings
A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.
The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.
A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
Verb 1 meaning
To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant.
Etymology
Borrowed from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). By surface analysis, French brill(er) + -i- + -ant.
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BRILLIANT at a glance
BRILLIANT has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,657 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with brilliant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- CONSTANT10
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