brilliancy
61Chess aesthetics — Aesthetics or beauty in chess is generally appreciated by both players and composers. This is evident, for example, in brilliancy prizes[1][2][3] awarded to some games in certain tournaments and also in the world of chess composition. There are… …
62Nassak Diamond — Munich, Germany s Reich der Kristalle museum replica of the 1820s Rundell and Bridge recut of the Nassak Diamond Weight 43.38 carats (8.68 g) carats ( g) …
63brillance — [ brijɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1926; de brillant 1 ♦ Astron. Luminance. ⇒ luminosité. 2 ♦ Littér. Caractère de ce qui est brillant. ⇒ éclat. « la vivacité du teint, la brillance du regard » (Le Clézio). Reflet brillant. « le néon, et les brillances du… …
64fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… …
65light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …
66brilliance — 1755, from BRILLIANT (Cf. brilliant) (q.v.). Figurative sense (of wit, intelligence, etc.) is from 1779. Distinguished from BRILLIANCY (Cf. brilliancy) in that the latter usually is applied to things measurable in degrees …
67splendor — n. 1. Lustre, brilliance, brilliancy, brightness, refulgence. 2. Magnificence, pomp, stateliness, show, gorgeousness, pompousness, display, parade, showiness, grandeur, éclat. 3. Eminence, celebrity, fame, glory, brilliancy, grandeur, renown. 4.… …
68blaze — n flare, flame, glare, glow (see under BLAZE vb) Analogous words: firing or fire, kindling, igniting or ignition (see corresponding verbs at LIGHT): effulgence, refulgence, radiance, brilliance or brilliancy (see corresponding adjectives at… …
69fame — n Fame, renown, honor, glory, celebrity, reputation, repute, notoriety, éclat are comparable when they mean the character or state of being widely known by name for one s deeds and, often, one s achievements. Fame is the most inclusive and in… …
70splendid — splendid, *resplendent, gorgeous, glorious, sublime, superb can mean having or displaying outstanding or transcendingly impressive qualities. Although, like most adjectives implying transcendence, they are often used interchangeably in hyperbole… …
