BRILLIANCE Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

brilliance

noun

ˈbril-yən(t)s

Definition of brilliance

as in brilliancy

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

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as in majesty

impressiveness of beauty on a large scale the brilliance of the palace is really quite staggering

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Recent Examples of brilliance Alas, for all of his brilliance, Miguel struggles to recognize the emergence of his own paranoia, let alone to identify its source. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 The earthy spice shades of sasanquas and tea olive sprigs set the scene, while mums, amaranthus, and sunflowers left over from summer herald autumnal brilliance. — James T. Farmer, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026 Just remember that the foliage cycle in any one place takes about two weeks, with peak brilliance often lasting only several days. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2026 Key dates this month Venus is about to blaze at peak brilliance, but this farewell performance comes with a challenge. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brilliance

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Noun

Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of brilliancy

Noun

Renowned for the endangered, conservation craft of Japanning (lacquerwork), Riddell has always found inspiration in the natural world’s sublimely lethal majesty.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The stunning majesty of Florida’s wildlife, lands and culture is on display in a new show at Winter Garden’s SOBO Art Gallery.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of majesty

Noun

While the telescope’s Galactic Bulge survey is designed to primarily search for microlensing events, Roman will also repeatedly measure the brightness of hundreds of millions of stars along the way.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
However, at infrared wavelengths the brightness of an object is dependent mostly on its size, allowing accurate determinations of the diameters of the 27 TNOs.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

Michigan came away looking like the greedy usurper that stole Western Michigan’s moment of glory, even if the Wolverines had nothing to do with the Big Ten replay procedure.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Watching from the sideline in a Boomer red shirt and a cowboy hat was Bradshaw, the past watching the future, understanding and appreciating the opportunity, the pressure and the glory as only someone in the small quarterback fraternity can.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of glory

Noun

While the film’s logline hints at something a bit darker — a young woman makes her way through the rarefied world of New York literary mags in the years before #MeToo is even a glimmer — there’s a real lightness to the final film.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Gloria somehow held the urgency of it all without ever losing her lightness.

— Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of lightness

Noun

The rooms Nestled on 20 acres of private woodlands, the eight-room inn carries a timeless elegance, with design features like stone patios, hidden gardens, and exposed 18th-century beams cutting through various rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Federer, whose single-handed backhand is part of the reason he is viewed as the epitome of tennis elegance, has become an unofficial spokesperson for the shot.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

There’s a nobility in providing some fan service to help immerse Oasis devotees who could not afford the outrageous ticket prices to attend the tour.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Working as a portraitist, she was commissioned by university scholars and local nobility in Bologna, the Italian city where she was born.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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