brilliant
Shining brightly.
Example
“the brilliant lights along the promenade”
Other meanings
Both bright and saturated.
“butterflies with brilliant blue wings”
Having a sharp, clear tone.
Related words
- brilliantly
- brilliance
- brilliancy
- overbrilliant
- superbrilliant
- ultrabrilliant
- unbrilliant
- brilliantness
- brilliant green
- brilliant rummynose tetra
- brillo
Word history
From Ancient Greek "βήρυλλος" (beryl).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “brilliant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.