brilliant

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Synonyms: brillant, trilliant, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliants, brillion, trillian, brillhart, unbrilliant

Antonyms: brillant, trilliant, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliants, brillion, trillian, brillhart, unbrilliant

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Adjective

1. [[shine|Shining]] [[brightly]].
2. {{lb|en|of a colour}} Both [[bright]] and [[saturated]].
3. {{lb|en|of a voice or sound}} Having a [[sharp]], [[clear]] [[tone]].
4. Of surpassing [[excellence]]; [[magnificent]].
5. Highly [[intelligent]].
6. {{lb|en|UK|of a person}} [[great|Great]], [[wonderful]].

Noun

1. 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.
2. {{senseid|en|printing}} {{lb|en|uncountable|printing|dated}} The [[size]] of [[type]] between {{l|en|excelsior|id=printing}} and {{l|en|diamond|id=printing}}, [[standardize]]d as 4-[[point]].
3. Most [[hummingbird]] species of the genus {{taxfmt|Heliodoxa|genus}}.
4. A kind of [[cotton]] goods, figured on the weaving.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a [[brilliant#Noun|brilliant]].

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