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bril·liant    Audio Help   [bril-yuhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
2.distinguished; illustrious: a brilliant performance by a young pianist.
3.having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.: a brilliant technician.
4.strong and clear in tone; vivid; bright: brilliant blues and greens; the brilliant sound of the trumpets.
5.splendid or magnificent: a brilliant social event.
–noun
6.Jewelry. a gem, esp. a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
7.Printing. a size of type about 31/2 -point.

[Origin: 1675–85; < F brillant shining, prp. of briller < It brillare to glitter (perh. deriv. of an expressive root); see -ant]

bril·liant·ly, adverb
bril·liant·ness, noun

1. See bright.
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bril·liant    Audio Help   (brĭl'yənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Full of light; shining. See Synonyms at bright.
  2. Relating to or being a hue that has a combination of high lightness and strong saturation.
  3. Sharp and clear in tone.
  4. Glorious; magnificent: the brilliant court life at Versailles.
  5. Superb; wonderful: The soloist gave a brilliant performance.
  6. Marked by unusual and impressive intellectual acuteness: a brilliant mind; a brilliant solution to the problem. See Synonyms at intelligent.

n.   A precious gem, especially a diamond, finely cut in any of various forms with numerous facets.


[French brillant, present participle of briller, to shine, from Italian brillare, perhaps from brillo, beryl, from Latin bēryllus; see beryl.]

bril'liant·ly adv., bril'liant·ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
brilliant 
1681, from Fr. "sparkling, shining" prp. of briller "to shine," from It. brillare "sparkle, whirl," probably from V.L. *berillare, from berillus "beryl, precious stone," from L. beryllus. In reference to diamonds (1690) it means a flat-topped cut invented 17c. by Venetian cutter Vincenzo Peruzzi. Brilliance (1755) seems to be an Eng. formation.

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brilliant

adjective
1. of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" 
2. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: brainy
3. characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" 
4. having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: bright
5. full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers" 
6. clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: bright

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
brilliant1 [ˈbriljənt] adjective
very bright
Example: the bird's brilliant feathers
Arabic: لامِع، ساطِع
Chinese (Simplified): 鲜明的
Chinese (Traditional): 鮮明的
Czech: oslnivý, třpytivý
Danish: strålende
Dutch: schitterend
Estonian: särav
Finnish: loistava
French: éclatant
German: glänzend
Greek: αστραφτερός
Hungarian: ragyogó
Icelandic: ljómandi
Indonesian: gemerlapan, cemerlang
Italian: brillante, splendente
Japanese: 輝かしい
Korean: 눈부신
Latvian: mirdzošs; spožs
Lithuanian: spindintis
Norwegian: strålende, funklende, skinnende
Polish: błyszczący
Portuguese (Brazil): brilhante, esplendoroso
Portuguese (Portugal): brilhante
Romanian: strălucitor
Russian: блестящий
Slovak: ligotavý
Slovenian: lesketajoč se
Spanish: brillante, luminoso
Swedish: glänsande
Turkish: parlak, pırıl pırıl
brilliant2 [ˈbriljənt] adjective
very clever
Example: a brilliant scholar
Arabic: ذَكي، نابِه، نابِغ
Chinese (Simplified): 才华横溢的
Chinese (Traditional): 才華橫溢的
Czech: vynikající
Danish: fremragende; eminent
Dutch: briljant
Estonian: hiilgav
Finnish: loistava
French: brillant
German: glänzend
Greek: ευφυέστατος
Hungarian: ragyogó, pompás
Icelandic: afburðasnjall
Indonesian: pandai sekali
Italian: brillante
Japanese: めざましい
Korean: 재기에 넘치는
Latvian: lielisks; izcils
Lithuanian: puikus, talentingas
Norwegian: strålende intelligent, overlegent dyktig
Polish: świetny, wybitny
Portuguese (Brazil): brilhante
Portuguese (Portugal): brilhante
Romanian: strălucit
Russian: выдающийся
Slovak: vynikajúci
Slovenian: blesteč
Spanish: brillante, sobresaliente
Swedish: högt begåvad
Turkish: çok zeki
See also: brilliance

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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.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Brilliant, AL (town, FIPS 9424) Location: 34.01672 N, 87.77581 W
Population (1990): 751 (366 housing units)
Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35548

Brilliant, OH (village, FIPS 8812) Location: 40.26850 N, 80.62490 W
Population (1990): 1672 (695 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43913

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Brilliant

Ber"yl\ (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]rya. Cf. Brilliant.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.
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Brilliant

Bi*zet"\, n. [Cf. Bezel.] The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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