BRILLIANT
\bɹˈɪlɪənt], \bɹˈɪlɪənt], \b_ɹ_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ə_n_t]\
Definitions of BRILLIANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
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full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
By Princeton University
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having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
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full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.
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A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
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The smallest size of type used in England printing.
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A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
By Oddity Software
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Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.
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A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
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The smallest size of type used in England printing.
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A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
By Noah Webster.
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Sparkling; glittering; having exceptional talent or culture; distinguished by splendid mental ability; as, a brilliant career.
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A diamond or other precious stone; the smallest size of type.
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Brilliantly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Brilliantly.
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Sparkling: glittering: splendid.
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A diamond of the finest cut.
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BRILLIANCY, BRILLIANTNESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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Brilliantly.
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A diamond of the finest cut.
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Glowing with light; gleaming; splendid; accomplished; illustrious.
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Brilliantness.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Shining; sparkling; splendid.
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A diamond of the finest cut, formed into facets, so as to display great brilliancy.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Sparkling with lustre; glittering; splendid.
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A diamond cut in such a way as to refract the light and make it more glittering.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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