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How to pronounce brilliant in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bright
Derivation brilliancy


the brilliant sound of the trumpets.
Type Words
Synonyms superb
Derivation brilliance, brilliancy


a brilliant performance.
Type Words
Synonyms brainy, smart as a whip
Derivation brilliance, brilliancy


a brilliant mind.
a brilliant solution to the problem.
Type Words
Synonyms glorious, magnificent, splendid
Derivation brilliancy, brilliance


the brilliant court life at Versailles.
Type Words
Synonyms bright, vivid
Derivation brilliancy


brilliant tapestries.
Type Words
Derivation brilliance, brilliancy


a brilliant star.
brilliant chandeliers.

Examples of brilliant

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So are the brilliant foreign students who are studying at American universities.
From the techcrunch.com
For once I agree that the brilliant Shaw talks his way into a theatrical morass.
From the post-gazette.com
Many pursued their medical degrees in Paris, then the home of brilliant doctors.
From the stltoday.com
Brilliant marketing ploy for what appears to be a very lacklustre looking title.
From the metro.co.uk
To capture the moment, he made a brilliant move in taking his mom to the Oscars.
From the forbes.com
There was a brilliant line uttered by Miss Babs on an episode of Acorn Antiques.
From the getreading.co.uk
This is a brilliant new invention and its now being proven through its findings.
From the economist.com
Both look brilliant, both are available with serious artillery under the bonnet.
From the mirror.co.uk
It also tells a brilliant story and is laugh out loud funny in its observations.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"
  • Brainy: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
  • Characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
  • Bright: having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
  • Full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
  • Bright: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"
  • Brilliant! was a group exhibition of contemporary art held at the Walkeru00A0Artu00A0Center, Minneapolis, USA between 22 October 1995 and 7 January 1996. The exhibition then traveled to the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas - where it was on view between 17 February and 14 April 1996.
  • Brilliant is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 762.
  • Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s. Although not commercially successful and mauled by the critics, they remain notable because of the personnel involved - Martin Glover aka Youth, formerly of Killing Joke and subsequently a top producer/remixer; Jimmy Cauty, later to ...