brillant

See also: Brillant

Catalan

Etymology

From brillar + -ant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brillant m or f (masculine and feminine plural brillants)

  1. bright, shiny
  2. brilliant, excellent

Derived terms

Verb

brillant

  1. gerund of brillar

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From French brillant, from the past participle of briller (to shine, glow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /briljant/, [b̥ʁilˈjanˀd̥]
  • IPA(key): /briliant/, [b̥ʁiliˈanˀd̥]

Noun

brillant c (singular definite brillanten, plural indefinite brillanter)

  1. brilliant (finely cut diamond)

Inflection

Adjective

brillant

  1. (rare) brilliant (shining brightly)
  2. brilliant (surpassing excellence)
  3. brilliant (magnificent or wonderful)
    Synonyms: fremragende, strålende

Inflection

Inflection of brillant
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular brillant 2
Indefinite neuter singular brillant 2
Plural brillante 2
Definite attributive1 brillante
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Further reading

French

Etymology

Present participle of briller (to shine)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.jɑ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -jɑ̃

Adjective

brillant (feminine brillante, masculine plural brillants, feminine plural brillantes)

  1. shining; shiny

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: brillant
  • German: brillant

Participle

brillant

  1. present participle of briller

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French brillant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɪlˈjant/
  • (file)

Adjective

brillant (strong nominative masculine singular brillanter, comparative brillanter, superlative am brillantesten)

  1. brilliant

Usage notes

  • Generally implies a very extraordinary degree of cleverness or skill, being even stronger than genial or fantastisch. Thus used more reluctantly than in American English and much more reluctantly than in British English.

Declension

Further reading

  • brillant” in Duden online
  • brillant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian brillante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɪlˈlant/

Noun

brillant m (plural brillanti)

  1. brilliant (cut gemstone)

Norman

Etymology

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Adjective

brillant m

  1. (Jersey) brilliant
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