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

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

Related Words

blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light; fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence; burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess; fire, flame, glare, glow; flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

Near Antonyms

dimness, gloominess, somberness; cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity; colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness