Meaning of brilliance in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbrɪljəns/

    US accent Play button

    UK accent

  1. Noun

    brilliance

    Definitions

    1. great brightness

    Examples

    • « a glare of sunlight »
    • « the flowers were a blaze of color »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
  3. 3. unusual mental ability

Famous quotes

  • « Listening to my regular favourites - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and so on - I always feel, quite misguidedly, that nothing can be too bad if such beauty and brilliance exists in the world. »
    Jane Asher
  • « Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree. »
    T. S. Eliot
  • « We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children. »
    Patricia Sun
  • « Men are like the stars some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. »
    Jose Marti
  • « Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor. »
    Ernest Hemingway

Browse dictionary