brilliant

adjective
UK: /ˈbrɪl.i.ənt/
US: /ˈbrɪl.jənt/

  1. Very intelligent or skillful.

    1. She is a brilliant student and always gets good grades. [ ] [ ]
    2. The plan to save the company was brilliant, inventive, and innovative. [ ] [ ]

  2. Extremely impressive or successful.

    1. The sun is so brilliant today, I need my sunglasses. [ ] [ ]
    2. His brilliant career as a musician led to international recognition and acclaim. [ ] [ ]

  3. Very bright in color or light.

    1. The stars are so brilliant in the night sky tonight. [ ] [ ]
    2. The fireworks display was a brilliant spectacle, lighting up the entire city. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

outstanding superb radiant clever vivid intelligent bright excellent smart shining
brilliant adverb

  1. In a way that is very intelligent or skillful.

    1. She played the piano brilliantly at the concert. [ ] [ ]
    2. The team performed brilliantly, securing their place in the championship finals. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "brilliant" in English means: Very intelligent or skillful., Extremely impressive or successful., Very bright in color or light..

The phonetic transcription of "brilliant" is /ˈbrɪl.i.ənt/ in British English and /ˈbrɪl.jənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "brilliant": outstanding, superb, radiant, clever, vivid, intelligent, bright, excellent, smart, shining.

Example usage of "brilliant": "She is a brilliant student and always gets good grades.". More examples on the page.