brilliant

[US]/ˈbrɪliənt/
[UK]/ˈbrɪliənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. shining brightly, radiating light; outstanding, exceptionally intelligent or talented; magnificent, splendid

Phrases & Collocations

brilliant idea

brilliant performance

brilliant mind

brilliant future

brilliant blue

brilliant sunshine

brilliant green

coomassie brilliant blue

brilliant yellow

brilliant white

brilliant orange

Example Sentences

the anticlimax of a brilliant career.

the germ of a brilliant idea.

a brilliant guitar riff.

a brilliant achievement in war

a brilliant and dissolute writer

we had a brilliant time.

A brilliant career unfolded.

the brilliant court life at Versailles.

The soloist gave a brilliant performance.

a brilliant piece of lateral thinking

a brilliant student who will go far.

He did a brilliant backward somersault.

the germ of a brilliant idea hit her.

his brilliant career at Harvard.

brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene.

he cracked a brilliant goal.

a brilliant man, great at mathematics.

the brilliant moon silvered the turf.

Real-world Examples

And Hillary is brilliant, she is absolutely brilliant.

Source: VOA Standard Speed March 2016 Compilation

Brilliant, ruthless, and almost certainly a monomaniac.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

You need someone just as brilliant as you are.

Source: Popular Science Essays

You are all brilliant and you are more than enough.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

AI is a brilliant tool for people to be more productive.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

You know, Harold was the most brilliant of all of us.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

I think it's brilliant. I think it's incredibly brilliant.

Source: American English dialogue

These are kids that are going to go out and do brilliant things.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

You gave up a brilliant career to play house in the suburbs.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

At the corner stood a drugstore, brilliant with electric lights.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

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