brilliant
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of surpassing excellence
a brilliant performance
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
some men dislike brainy women
Related & opposite
- luster derivation
- brainpower derivation
- genius derivation
- genius derivation
- intelligent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
characterized by grandeur
the brilliant court life at Versailles
Related & opposite
- resplendence derivation
- impressiveness derivation
- grandeur derivation
- luster derivation
- impressive similar to
Sense 4 adjective
having striking color
bright dress
Related & opposite
- brightness derivation
- luster derivation
- chroma derivation
- colorful similar to
Sense 5 adjective
full of light; shining intensely
a brilliant star
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Sense 6 adjective
clear and sharp and ringing
the bright sound of the trumpet section
Related & opposite
- luster derivation
- reverberant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grandeur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | superior |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brainpower |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | genius |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | genius |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | intelligent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | resplendence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | impressiveness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grandeur |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | impressive |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brightness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | chroma |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | colorful |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | glare |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | bright |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | luster |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | reverberant |