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–noun

great brightness; luster: the brilliance of a fine diamond.

excellence or distinction; conspicuous talent, mental ability, etc.

splendor, elegance, or magnificence: the brilliance of the court of Louis XIV.

Optics. that luminance of a body consisting of its saturation and brightness.

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Origin:
1745–55; brilli(ant) + -ance

—Related forms

o·ver·bril·liance, noun

—Synonyms
1. radiance, effulgence, refulgence. 2. illustriousness, preeminence; genius.

—Antonyms
1, 2. dullness.

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brilliance or brilliancy (ˈbrɪljəns)

—n
1.	great brightness; radiance
2.	excellence or distinction in physical or mental ability; exceptional talent
3.	splendour; magnificence: the brilliance of the royal court
4.	physics a former term for luminance

brilliancy or brilliancy

—n

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Word Origin & History

brilliance

1755, from brilliant (q.v.). Figurative sense (of wit, intelligence, etc.) is from 1779. Distinguished from brilliancy in that the latter usually is applied to things measurable in degrees.

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