brilliant 音标拼音: [br'ɪljənt]
a . 光辉的,灿烂的;卓越的,才华横溢的
光辉的,灿烂的;卓越的,才华横溢的
brilliant adj 1 :
of surpassing excellence ; "
a brilliant performance "; "
a superb actor " [
synonym : {
brilliant }, {
superb }]
2 :
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence ;
"
some men dislike brainy women "; "
a brilliant mind "; "
a brilliant solution to the problem " [
synonym : {
brainy },
{
brilliant }, {
smart as a whip }]
3 :
characterized by grandeur ; "
the brilliant court life at Versailles "; "
a glorious work of art "; "
magnificent cathedrals "; "
the splendid coronation ceremony " [
synonym :
{
brilliant }, {
glorious }, {
magnificent }, {
splendid }]
4 :
having striking color ; "
bright dress "; "
brilliant tapestries "; "
a bird with vivid plumage " [
synonym : {
bright },
{
brilliant }, {
vivid }]
5 :
full of light ;
shining intensely ; "
a brilliant star ";
"
brilliant chandeliers "
6 :
clear and sharp and ringing ; "
the bright sound of the trumpet section "; "
the brilliant sound of the trumpets " [
synonym :
{
bright }, {
brilliant }]
Brilliant \
Bril "
liant \ (
br [
i ^]
l "
yant ),
a . [
F .
brillant ,
p .
pr .
of briller to shine or sparkle (
cf .
Pr . &
Sp .
brillar ,
It .
brillare ),
fr .
L .
beryllus a precious stone of sea -
green color ,
Prov .
It .
brill .
See {
Beryl }.]
1 .
Sparkling with luster ;
glittering ;
very bright ;
as ,
a brilliant star .
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2 .
Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration ;
splendid ;
shining ;
as ,
brilliant talents .
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Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits .
--
Fisher Ames .
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3 .
Exceedingly intelligent ,
or of distinguished accomplishment in a field ; --
as ,
a brilliant chemist .
[
PJC ]
Syn :
See {
Shining }.
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Brilliant \
Bril "
liant \,
n . [
F .
brillant .
See {
Brilliant },
a .]
1 .
A diamond or other gem of the finest cut ,
formed into faces and facets ,
so as to reflect and refract the light ,
by which it is rendered more brilliant .
It has at the middle ,
or top ,
a principal face ,
called the table ,
which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet ;
below ,
it has a small face or collet ,
parallel to the table ,
connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets .
It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond ,
which is entirely covered with facets on the surface ,
and is flat below .
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This snuffbox --
on the hinge see brilliants shine .
--
Pope .
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2 . (
Print .)
The smallest size of type used in England printing .
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3 .
A kind of cotton goods ,
figured on the weaving .
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187 Moby Thesaurus words for "
brilliant ":
Attic ,
Daedalian ,
able ,
accomplished ,
adept ,
adroit ,
apt ,
artistic ,
authoritative ,
beaming ,
beautiful ,
bedazzling ,
biting ,
blinding ,
blooming ,
brainy ,
bravura ,
bright ,
bright and shining ,
bright -
hued ,
brim ,
brink ,
burning ,
celebrated ,
charismatic ,
clean ,
clever ,
colorful ,
colory ,
competent ,
coordinated ,
coruscating ,
crack ,
crackerjack ,
creative ,
cunning ,
cute ,
daedal ,
dazzling ,
deep -
colored ,
deft ,
devastating ,
dexterous ,
dextrous ,
diplomatic ,
discerning ,
distinguished ,
divine ,
droll ,
edge ,
effulgent ,
eminent ,
enlightened ,
erudite ,
excellent ,
exceptional ,
exotic ,
expert ,
facetious ,
famous ,
fancy ,
flamboyant ,
flaming ,
fringe ,
fulgent ,
fulgid ,
funny ,
garish ,
gay ,
gay -
colored ,
gifted ,
glamorous ,
glaring ,
glary ,
glittering ,
glorious ,
glowing ,
good ,
goodish ,
gorgeous ,
graceful ,
handy ,
heavenly ,
hem ,
high -
colored ,
humorous ,
humorsome ,
illustrious ,
imaginative ,
incandescent ,
ingenious ,
intelligent ,
intense ,
jesting ,
jocose ,
jocular ,
joking ,
joky ,
joshing ,
keen ,
keen -
witted ,
killing ,
knowing ,
knowledgeable ,
lambent ,
learned ,
lucent ,
luminous ,
lustrous ,
magic ,
magisterial ,
magnificent ,
margin ,
masterful ,
masterly ,
mordant ,
neat ,
nimble ,
nimble -
witted ,
no dumbbell ,
no mean ,
not born yesterday ,
noted ,
numinous ,
outstanding ,
perimeter ,
periphery ,
pointed ,
politic ,
professional ,
proficient ,
prominent ,
pungent ,
quick ,
quick -
thinking ,
quick -
witted ,
quite some ,
radiant ,
rapier -
like ,
raving ,
ravishing ,
ready ,
refulgent ,
remarkable ,
renowned ,
resourceful ,
resplendent ,
rich ,
rich -
colored ,
sage ,
salt ,
salty ,
scintillating ,
sharp ,
sharp -
witted ,
shining ,
skillful ,
skirt ,
slick ,
smart ,
some ,
sparkling ,
splendent ,
splendid ,
splendorous ,
splendrous ,
sprightly ,
statesmanlike ,
steel -
trap ,
striking ,
stunning ,
stylish ,
sublime ,
superb ,
tactful ,
talented ,
the compleat ,
the complete ,
twinkling ,
verge ,
virtuoso ,
vivid ,
well -
done ,
whimsical ,
wise ,
witty ,
workmanlike
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