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brilliant
Overview of adj brilliant
The adj brilliant has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (11) brilliant, superb -- (of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor")
2. (7) brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip -- (having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem")
3. (2) brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid -- (characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony")
4. (2) bright, brilliant, vivid -- (having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage")
5. (2) brilliant -- (full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers")
6. (1) bright, brilliant -- (clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets")
Grep of noun brilliant
brilliant pebble
brilliantine
Antonyms of adj brilliant
6 senses of brilliant
Sense 1
brilliant, superb
INDIRECT (VIA superior) -> inferior
Sense 2
brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip
INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid
Sense 3
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive
Sense 4
bright, brilliant, vivid
INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless
Sense 5
brilliant
INDIRECT (VIA bright) -> dull
Sense 6
bright, brilliant
INDIRECT (VIA reverberant) -> unreverberant, nonresonant
Similarity of adj brilliant
6 senses of brilliant
Sense 1
brilliant, superb
=> superior (vs. inferior)
Sense 2
brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip
=> intelligent (vs. unintelligent)
Sense 3
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
=> impressive (vs. unimpressive)
Sense 4
bright, brilliant, vivid
=> colorful (vs. colorless), colourful
Sense 5
brilliant
=> bright (vs. dull)
Sense 6
bright, brilliant
=> reverberant (vs. unreverberant), ringing
Pertainyms of adj brilliant
Attributes of adj brilliant
Domain of adj brilliant
Domain Terms of adj brilliant
Familiarity of adj brilliant
brilliant used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj brilliant
brilliant
Grep of adv brilliant
brilliantly
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