Adjective
1. of surpassing excellence;
"a brilliant performance""a superb actor"2. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;
"some men dislike brainy women""a brilliant mind""a brilliant solution to the problem"3. characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
"the brilliant court life at Versailles""a glorious work of art""magnificent cathedrals""the splendid coronation ceremony"4. having striking color;
"bright greens""brilliant tapestries""a bird with vivid plumage"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"