noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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brĭlyəns
/ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Magnificence; resplendence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable, usually
Examples
What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
