Brilliant
21brilliant — bril|liant [ brıljənt ] adjective *** 1. ) very intelligent a ) very skillful, impressive, or successful: It was a brilliant save by the goalie. a brilliant legal career 2. ) extremely bright: The brilliant late afternoon light sparkles on the… …
22brilliant */*/*/ — UK [ˈbrɪljənt] / US adjective 1) a) very intelligent a brilliant scientist b) very skilful, impressive, or successful It was a brilliant save by the goalie. a brilliant legal career 2) extremely bright He d polished the table to a brilliant shine …
23brilliant — bril•liant [[t]ˈbrɪl yənt[/t]] adj. 1) shining brightly; sparkling; glittering: brilliant jewels[/ex] 2) distinguished; outstanding: a brilliant performance[/ex] 3) having or showing great intelligence, talent, etc 4) cvb strong and clear in… …
24brilliant — 1. adjective a) shining brightly the brilliant lights along the promenade b) both light and saturated butterflies with brilliant blue wings Syn …
25brilliant — adj. brilliant + inf. (it was brilliant of him to find a solution so quickly) * * * [ brɪlɪənt] brilliant + inf. (it was brilliant of him to find a solution so quickly) …
26brilliant — adjective 1) a brilliant student Syn: bright, intelligent, clever, smart, astute, intellectual; gifted, talented, able, adept, skillful; elite, superior, first class, first rate, excellent; informal brainy …
27brilliant*/ — [ˈbrɪljənt] adj 1) very intelligent a brilliant scientist[/ex] 2) very skilful, impressive, or successful The goalkeeper made a brilliant save.[/ex] 3) British informal extremely good or enjoyable The kids had a brilliant time.[/ex] 4) extremely… …
28brilliant — adjective 1) a shaft of brilliant light Syn: bright, shining, blazing, dazzling, vivid, intense, glaring, luminous, radiant 2) a brilliant student Syn: clever, bright …
29brilliant — I. adjective Etymology: French brillant, present participle of briller to shine, from Italian brillare Date: 1696 1. very bright ; glittering < a brilliant light > 2. a. striking, distinctive < a …
30brilliant — [17] Brilliant comes from French brilliant, the present participle of briller ‘shine’. French borrowed the verb from Italian brillare, but it is not altogether clear where Italian got it from. One theory is that it came from Vulgar Latin… …
