Definition of brilliant

Overview of adj brilliant

The adj brilliant has 6 senses? (first 6 from tagged texts)

1. (11) brilliant, superb

(of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor")

2. (7) brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip

(having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem")

3. (2) brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid

(characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony")

4. (2) bright, brilliant, vivid

(having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage")

5. (2) brilliant

(full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers")

6. (1) bright, brilliant

(clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets")