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brilliance


bril·liance

noun \ˈbril-yən(t)s\

: the quality or state of being brilliant

Full Definition of BRILLIANCE

:  the quality or state of being brilliant
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Examples of BRILLIANCE

  1. The professor was known for his brilliance.
  2. the brilliance of a diamond

First Known Use of BRILLIANCE

1755

Related to BRILLIANCE

Synonyms
brightness, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor
Antonyms
blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness

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