BRILLIANT


Meaning of BRILLIANT in English

[bril.liant] adj [F brillant, prp. of briller to shine, fr. It brillare] (ca. 1681) 1: very bright: glittering "a ~ light"

2. a: striking, distinctive "a ~ example" b: distinguished by unusual mental keenness or alertness syn see bright -- bril.liant.ly adv

[2]brilliant n (1690): a gem (as a diamond) cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have special brilliance

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