as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the brilliancy of the diamond is shown to good effect by the museum's lighting
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Recent Examples of brilliancy
The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Set emerald green against bright white to highlight its brilliancy.
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Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2022
Tonight also sees Venus is at greatest brilliancy, so get eyes-on with the second planet from the Sun right after sunset.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2021
One of these stars may rise from almost invisibility to a brilliance equaling 100,000,000 times the brilliancy of our sun, although, of course, such super novae are so far away that the estimates can be made only with telescopes.
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Popular Mechanics Editors,
Popular Mechanics,
17 Dec. 2020
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.
—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Set emerald green against bright white to highlight its brilliancy.
—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2022
Tonight also sees Venus is at greatest brilliancy, so get eyes-on with the second planet from the Sun right after sunset.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2021
One of these stars may rise from almost invisibility to a brilliance equaling 100,000,000 times the brilliancy of our sun, although, of course, such super novae are so far away that the estimates can be made only with telescopes.
—
Popular Mechanics Editors,
Popular Mechanics,
17 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brilliancy
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The continental climate brings cooler summers and colder winters, a boon for wine lovers seeking aromatics and brightness over weight and ripeness.
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Lowering your phone’s brightness can actually help preserve your night vision.
Noun
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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France has emerged as the World Cup's benchmark team, showcasing unparalleled individual brilliance and collective chemistry.
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The movement here is made from 274 components, with a focus on lightness, transparency, and volume.
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Ease, fluidity and lightness in terms of proportion and material — silk, linen and cotton.
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“Brilliancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brilliancy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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