Text: 1 the quality or state of having or giving off light<the brilliance of the flash from the camera was so intense that I was blinded for a moment afterwards>Synonymsbrightness, brilliancy, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lightness, lucidity, luminosity, radiance, refulgence, splendorRelated Wordsblaze, flare, flicker, light; fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence; burnish, gloss, luster, polish, sheen, shine; fire, flame, glare, glow; flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkleNear Antonymsdimness, dullness (also dulness), gloominess, somberness; cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscurity; colorlessness, grayness, palenessAntonymsblackness, dark, darkness, duskiness 2 impressiveness of beauty on a large scale<the brilliance of the palace is really quite staggering>— see magnificence

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