brilliant
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈbrɪljənt/
- Her dress was a brilliant shade of green that caught everyone's attention.
- brilliant colors
- brilliant blue
- brilliant red
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Examples
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Marni Coe, he saw, wore a friendship bracelet on her right wrist woven from brilliant tropical-colored threads.
Fiction book (1995) -
However, all the plants are in simultaneous bloom, splashing the walls with brilliant flowers and fruits.
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The gold is very brilliant.
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His eyes were a dark and brilliant blue, just like his father's.
Fiction book (1993) -
There, on the back of the lion, was a beautiful woman framed in brilliant golden stars.
Fiction book (1994) -
Did you ever notice when you look up at the sky and keep watching it long enough, its color seems to change from a black to a brilliant blue?
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Brilliant yellow, like a sunflower.
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The drying pavilions, huffing like bellows in the wind, were brilliant with color.
Academic text (2009) -
The incandescent colors: the startled green of palms laid open against a brilliant blue sky.
Fiction book (1991) -
Some were richly illuminated in brilliant reds, blues, and burnished gold leaf.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a strong, vivid color that is easy to notice
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4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
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3.9
Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention
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3.0
Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice
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1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
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3.6
Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention
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7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
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3.4
A strong bright color that looks vivid
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3.8
A very bright light that hurts your eyes
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7.5
Full of strong feeling or passion
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6.3
Very famous and admired for great skill or success
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7.7
Full of bright light
Very bright and flashing like lightning that makes a strong impression
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A small missile that uses a computer to find and destroy enemy missiles
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brilliant comes from the French word briller 'to shine', and people used it for colors that seem to glow like jewels, so a brilliant color is very bright, strong, and striking.