Shine on my brilliant soul.
Source: tatoeba (20084)
Brilliant
//ˈbɹɪljənt//
Synonyms for "brilliant" (283 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (57)
Strong matches (85)
Adjective(13 words)
creativecunningcutedaedaldaedaliandazzlingdeep-coloreddeftdevastatingdexterousdextrousdiamonddiplomaticdiscerningdistinguisheddivinedrolledgeeffulgentemerald
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eminentenlightenederuditeexemplaryexoticexpertfacetiousfamousfancyfantasticfieryfineflamboyantflamingfringefulgentfulgidfullfunnygarishgaygay-coloredgiftedglamorousglaringglaryglowinggoldengoodgoodishgorgeousgracefulgreathandyheavenlyhemhigh-coloredhumoroushumorsomeillustriousimaginativeincandescentintelligentintensejadejestingjeweljewelfrontjocosejocularjoking
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (141)
jokyjoshingkeenkeen-wittedkillingknowingknowledgeablelambentlearnedlightliquidlivelylucentluminouslustrousmagicmagicalmagisterialmarginmarvellous
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marvelousmasterfulmasterlymeteoricmordantneatnimblenimble wittednimble-wittedno dumbbellno meannot born yesterdaynotednuminousoutstandingperimeterperipherypointedpoliticprofessionalproficientprominentpungentquickquick wittedquick-thinkingquick-wittedquite someradiantrapier-likeravingravishingreadyrefulgentremarkablerenownedresourcefulresplendentreverberantrichrich-coloredrubysagesaltsaltysapphiresaturatedscintillatingsharp-wittedsightsilveryskillfulskirtslicksmartsmart as whipsomesparklingsplendentsplendoroussplendroussprightlystarstatesmanlikesteel-trapstonestrikingstrongstunningstylishsublimesunnysuperbsuperiorsupremetactfultalentedterrificthe compleatthe completetwinklingvergevirtuosovividwell donewell-donewhimsicalwisewittywonderfulworkmanlike
Adjective(25 words)
Adjective(5 words)
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Synonyms
16 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
11 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
45 entriesShowing 16 of 45 words.
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11 entriesTranslations
216 translations across 46 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- باهِر adj (shining brightly)
Armenian
3 entries- փայլուն adj (of surpassing excellence)
- փայլուն adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- փայլուն adj (highly intelligent)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- möhtəşəm adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- parlaq adj (of surpassing excellence)
- əla adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brilyant noun (cut gemstone)
Belarusian
4 entries- бліску́чы adj (shining brightly)
- бліску́чы adj (highly intelligent)
- брыльля́нт noun (cut gemstone)
- брылья́нт noun (cut gemstone)
Bikol Central
4 entries- madunong adj (highly intelligent)
- malaad adj (shining brightly)
- maliwanag adj (shining brightly)
- matali adj (highly intelligent)
Bulgarian
4 entries- блестящ adj (shining brightly)
- блестящ adj (of surpassing excellence)
- великолепен adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- искрящ adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
Catalan
4 entries- brillant adj (shining brightly)
- brillant adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brillant adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brillant adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Central Melanau
1 entries- belian noun (cut gemstone)
Czech
3 entries- brilantní adj (of surpassing excellence)
- skvělý adj (of surpassing excellence)
- zářivý adj (shining brightly)
Dutch
4 entries- briljant adj (of surpassing excellence)
- briljant adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- briljant adj (highly intelligent)
- geniaal adj (highly intelligent)
Esperanto
4 entries- brila adj (shining brightly)
- brila adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brila adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- brila adj (highly intelligent)
Finnish
4 entries- kirkas adj (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone)
- loistava adj (shining brightly)
- loistava adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- loistava adj (of surpassing excellence)
French
4 entries- brillant adj (shining brightly)
- brillant adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brillant adj (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone)
- brillant adj (of surpassing excellence)
Galician
4 entries- brillante adj (shining brightly)
- brillante adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brillante adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brillante adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Georgian
1 entries- ბრილიანტი noun (cut gemstone)
German
4 entries- brillant adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brillant adj (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone)
- brillant adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brillant adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Hebrew
2 entries- מבריק adj (shining brightly)
- מבריק adj (highly intelligent)
Hindi
4 entries- चमकीला adj (shining brightly)
- चमकीला adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- प्रतिभावान adj (of surpassing excellence)
- प्रतिभाशाली adj (of surpassing excellence)
Hungarian
2 entries- briliáns adj (of surpassing excellence)
- briliáns noun (cut gemstone)
Indonesian
2 entries- brilian adj (highly intelligent)
- berlian noun (cut gemstone)
Irish
2 entries- lonrach adj (shining brightly)
- án adj (shining brightly)
Italian
4 entries- brillante adj (shining brightly)
- brillante adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brillante adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brillante adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Kazakh
2 entries- гауһар noun (cut gemstone)
- жауһар noun (cut gemstone)
Latin
2 entries- lūculentus adj (shining brightly)
- lūculentus adj (of surpassing excellence)
Latvian
4 entries- izcils adj (of surpassing excellence)
- izcils adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- izcils adj (highly intelligent)
- spilgts adj (of surpassing excellence)
Malay
1 entries- berlian noun (cut gemstone)
Manx
1 entries- ard-inçhynagh adj (highly intelligent)
Māori
2 entries- koea adj (shining brightly)
- wheriko adj (shining brightly)
Norwegian
4 entries- enestående adj (of surpassing excellence)
- enestående adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- enestående adj (highly intelligent)
- genial adj (of surpassing excellence)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- glimrende adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Old Irish
1 entries- gríanmar adj (shining brightly)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- ایشق adj (shining brightly)
- نورانی adj (shining brightly)
Persian
4 entries- تابان adj (shining brightly)
- درخشان adj (shining brightly)
- لیان adj (shining brightly)
- برلیان noun (cut gemstone)
Polish
4 entries- błyskotliwy adj (of surpassing excellence)
- błyskotliwy adj (highly intelligent)
- błyskotny adj (of surpassing excellence)
- błyskotny adj (highly intelligent)
Portuguese
4 entries- brilhante adj (shining brightly)
- brilhante adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brilhante adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brilhante adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Punjabi
1 entries- وَدّھِیا adj (of surpassing excellence)
Russian
4 entries- блестя́щий adj (shining brightly)
- блестя́щий adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- блестя́щий adj (of surpassing excellence)
- блестя́щий adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- sgoinneil adj (of surpassing excellence)
- sgoinneil adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Spanish
4 entries- brillante adj (shining brightly)
- brillante adj (of a colour: both light and saturated)
- brillante adj (of surpassing excellence)
- brillante adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
Swedish
4 entries- briljant adj (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage))
- briljant adj (highly intelligent)
- genialisk adj (highly intelligent)
- glänsande adj (shining brightly)
Tocharian B
1 entries- lakᵤtse adj (shining brightly)
Turkish
1 entries- pırlanta noun (cut gemstone)
Ukrainian
3 entries- блиску́чий adj (shining brightly)
- блиску́чий adj (highly intelligent)
- брилья́нт noun (cut gemstone)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thiên tài adj (highly intelligent)
Volapük
1 entries- nidik adj (shining brightly)
Welsh
1 entries- gloyw adj (shining brightly)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.
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That's a brilliant idea.
Source: tatoeba (42738)
The army was involved in a number of brilliant actions during the battle.
Source: tatoeba (48593)
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