brilliancy

1 7.0

A very strong brightness or quality that makes people and things stand out

noun
/ˈbrɪljənsi/

: brillantez

Mother bought him a new pair of pajamas made of a lustrous royal-blue material that she must have thought cheerful, but its brilliancy made him look paler than ever.
the great brilliancy

Examples

And my teammate, Emmanuella Tanasov, he got the brilliancy award for his solution.
Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the objects presented to patients are actual means of recovery (Nightingale 1859).

Academic text (2010)
Her eyes had lost their brilliancy, her hair fell, and her face looked old.
They're almost equal in brilliancy.

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The brilliancy of her performance left the audience in awe during the concert.
The artist's use of color added a stunning brilliancy to the painting that captivated viewers.
During the presentation, the scientist highlighted the brilliancy of her research findings with vivid examples.

Synonyms

brilliance

vsbrilliancy

17 4.4

A very beautiful and impressive appearance that makes something seem grand

focuses more on extreme impressiveness and exceptional achievement than appearance

luster

vsbrilliancy

9 6.1

A quality that makes a person or thing seem impressive

is about being exceptionally bright and outstanding rather than just distinction

brightness

vsbrilliancy

3 3.8

A quick mind that shows itself by saying smart, funny things

concerns exceptional shine or impressive excellence, not mental quickness

Antonyms

mediocrity

31 6.5

A state of being average and not special

dullness

1 2.2

A surface that is not bright or shiny

How Impressive

magnificence

Formal

13 5.0

brilliancy

1 7.0

excellence

150 3.2

merit

258 3.5

quality

∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

brilliancy singular

brilliancies plural

Morphology

brilliancy = brilliant (transparent) = brilliant + ancy

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'brilliant' meaning the state or quality of being brilliant.

Etymology

The word brilliancy comes from the same root as brilliant, which once described gems that 'shine'. So, brilliancy means the quality of being shining, very bright, or impressively clever.