BRILLIANT

• (adj.) full of light; shining intensely

  "a brilliant star", "brilliant chandeliers"

• (adj.) having striking color

  "bright dress", "brilliant tapestries", "a bird with vivid plumage"

  synonyms : bright , vivid

• (adj.) characterized by grandeur

  "the brilliant court life at Versailles", "a glorious work of art", "magnificent cathedrals", "the splendid coronation ceremony"

  synonyms : glorious , magnificent , splendid

• (adj.) having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

  "some men dislike brainy women", "a brilliant mind", "a brilliant solution to the problem"

  synonyms : brainy , smart as a whip

• (adj.) clear and sharp and ringing

  "the bright sound of the trumpet section", "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

  synonyms : bright

• (adj.) of surpassing excellence

  "a brilliant performance", "a superb actor"

  synonyms : superb

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