brilliancy

[bril-yuhn-see]

bril·lian·cy

[bril-yuhn-see]
noun, plural bril·lian·cies for 1.
1.
an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.

Origin:
1740–50; brilli(ant) + -ancy

o·ver·bril·lian·cy, noun
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Brilliancy is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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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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