Noun: brilliance bril-yun(t)s [N. Amer], bri-lee-unt(t)s [Brit]
- The quality of being magnificent, splendid or grand
"his ‘Hamlet’ lacks the brilliance that one expects";
- magnificence, splendor [US], splendour [Brit, Cdn], grandeur, grandness
- A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
"a brilliance of sunlight";
- glare, blaze
- Unusual mental ability
"The young prodigy's mathematical brilliance astounded her teachers";
- genius
Derived forms: brilliances
Type of: brightness, elegance, elegancy [archaic], intelligence
Encyclopedia: Brilliance