brilliant

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). By surface analysis, French brill(er) +‎ -i- +‎ -ant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪl.jənt/, /ˈbɹɪ.li.ənt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪ(l)jənt/ (colloquial) Hyphenation: bril‧liant === Adjective === brilliant (comparative more brilliant, superlative most brilliant) Shining brightly. (of a colour) Both bright and saturated. (of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone. Of surpassing excellence; magnificent. Highly intelligent. (UK, of a person) Great, wonderful. [1] He absolutely could have told us to get lost, and didn't. What a brilliant guy! ==== Synonyms ==== (shining brightly): glittering, shining (of a colour: both light and saturated): (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone): (surpassing excellence): excellent, distinctive, striking, superb, exceptional, glorious, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, wonderful (highly intelligent): brainy, ingenious See also Thesaurus:intelligent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === brilliant (countable and uncountable, plural brilliants) A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone. (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point. Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== (small type size): (German) Brillant → Malay: berlianIndonesian: berlian ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brilliant (third-person singular simple present brilliants, present participle brillianting, simple past and past participle brillianted) (transitive) To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant. === Further reading === “brilliant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “brilliant”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “brilliant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brillant. === Noun === brilliant brilliant. ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN