brilliancy
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yən noun, plural bril·lian·cies for 1.
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an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.
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| —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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Brilliancy
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Example sentences
Unmindful of the occasional flights of brilliancy on the part of his opponent.
Before ten o'clock the sky became filled with clouds, and the brilliancy of the morning gave place to darkness and gloom.
The incomparable brilliancy of its diction and versification are merits which, to be acknowledged, need only to be mentioned.
The numerous flags on the public and private buildings added much to the brilliancy of the occasion.
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