- with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
- in an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly"
- (brilliance) glare: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"
- (brilliance) magnificence: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old ...
- (brilliance) unusual mental ability
- (brilliant) of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"
- (Brilliance (book)) Brilliance is a best-selling 2010 self-help and spirituality book written by Author Amber Grady. Brilliance: Unleash the Power of Your Authentic Core reached the top of the Amazon.com bestseller list at #1 in Spiritual and #2 in Personal Health and #2 in Relationships.
- (Brilliance (Chieko Kawabe album)) Brilliance is the debut album from Japanese pop singer Chieko Kawabe.
- (Brilliance (graphics editor)) Brilliance is a bitmap graphics editor for the Amiga computer, published by Digital Creations in 1993. Although marketed as a single package, Brilliance in reality consisted of two separate (but near identical-looking) applications. ...
- (Brilliant!) Brilliant! was a group exhibition of contemporary art held at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA between 22 October, 1995 and 7 January, 1996. ...
- (Brilliant (band)) 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 ...
- (Brilliant (diamond cut)) A brilliant is a diamond or other gemstone, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have exceptional brilliance. The shape resembles that of a cone and provides maximized light return through the top of the diamond.
- (brilliant) a finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets; shining brightly; both light and saturated; having a sharp, clear tone; of surpassing excellence; magnificent or wonderful; highly intelligent
- (brilliance) Degree to which a faceted mineral or gemstone sparkles and returns light from within. Brilliance is dependent on the cup and refractive index of the mineral.
- (brilliance) The intensity and amount of light reflecting from inside a diamond or gemstone.
- (Brilliance) Relative brightness of the play of colour measured on a scale of 1 to 5
- (Brilliance) Liveliness, or sparkle in a stone when light is reflected from the surface and from the total internal reflection of light.
- (BRILLIANCE) The intensity of white light reflected through the top of the diamond.
- Brilliance refers to the amount of light reflected through the surface of a diamond and is maximized by cutting a diamond to the correct proportions.
- (Brilliance) (n) A quantitative measure of the amount of light return through the gem. A GIA Standardized term.
- (Brilliance) Not flat, emphasis on the trebles.
- (Brilliance) Property of a typeface related to its typographic contrast. Also referred to as sparkle.
- (Brilliance) The 6kHz to 16kHz range controls the brilliance and clarity of sounds. Too much emphasis in this range can produce sibilance on the vocals.
- (Brilliance) The combined qualities of high light reflectance and strong hue, typically found in saturated colors and strong tints (see chroma).
- (Brilliance) The presence of considerable numbers of high harmonics in musical tone, or the enhancement of these in sound reproduction.