brilliant

Pluralbrilliants

1. 1
   outstandingadjective

   Extremely good and impressive.

   Like a meal so good you still remember it years later.

   The orchestra gave a brilliant performance that left the audience speechless.

   The band gave a brilliant show, and the crowd cheered for more.

   UsageIt already means very good, so people often say absolutely brilliant or simply brilliant.

   Similarsuperb, excellent, outstanding, magnificent, splendid

   Oppositemediocre, poor, terrible, dreadful

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2. 2
   highly intelligentadjective

   Very smart, with an unusual ability to think and understand.

   Like someone who finds the answer faster than everyone else in the room.

   She is a brilliant student who solves hard problems with ease.

   Everyone agreed the young scientist was brilliant.

   UsageSay brilliant at something: brilliant at math.

   Similarintelligent, clever, gifted, smart, talented

   Oppositestupid, dull, dim

3. 3
   shining lightadjective

   Shining with very strong, bright light.

   Like sunlight bouncing off fresh white snow.

   The brilliant sunlight made us squint as we left the cabin.

   Stars looked brilliant against the dark desert sky.

   Similarbright, dazzling, radiant, gleaming, glittering

   Oppositedull, dim, dark

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4. 4
   vivid coloradjective

   Very bright and full of strong, rich color.

   Like the color of a ripe orange in full sunlight.

   She painted the front door a brilliant red.

   The tropical bird's feathers were a brilliant blue.

   Similarvivid, vibrant, bright, intense, rich

   Oppositepale, dull, muted, drab

5. 5
   cut diamondnouncountable

   A diamond or other gem cut with many flat faces so it sparkles.

   Like a tiny mirror cut to catch and throw light back at you.

   The jeweler set a sparkling brilliant into the gold ring.

   She inherited a small brilliant from her grandmother.

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