brilliance

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French brillance.

Pronunciation

enPR: brĭlyəns
IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/
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Noun

brilliance (usually uncountable, plural brilliances)

The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
(chiefly British) Magnificence; resplendence.
What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.

Derived terms

brilliancy

Related terms

Translations

The quality of being exceptionally effulgent

Bikol Central: bansay (bcl)
Bulgarian: яркост (bg) f (jarkost), блясък (bg) m (bljasǎk)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 辉 (zh) (huī)
Finnish: kirkkaus (fi)
Galician: brillantez (gl) f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: λαμπρότης f (lamprótēs), αὐγή f (augḗ)
Polish: blask (pl) m, świetlistość (pl) f
Romanian: strălucire (ro) f
Spanish: brillantez (es) f

The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity

Bulgarian: интелигентност (bg) f (inteligentnost)
Czech: genialita (cs) f
Finnish: etevyys (fi), lahjakkuus (fi), nerokkuus (fi)
Galician: brillantez (gl)
German: Brillanz f
Manx: ard-aghtallys m, ard-inçhynys m
Polish: błyskotliwość (pl) f, błyskotność f (archaic)
Romanian: genialitate (ro) f, suprainteligență f, inteligență genială f
Spanish: brillantez (es) f

Magnificence; resplendence

Armenian: շուք (hy) (šukʿ)
Bulgarian: блясък (bg) m (bljasǎk), великолепие (bg) n (velikolepie)
Middle English: deynte
Romanian: splendoare (ro) f, măreție (ro) f, grandoare (ro) f, magnificență (ro)
Sanskrit: तेजस् (sa) n (tejas)

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