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English Dictionary: brilliance by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brilliance
n
  1. a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"
    Synonym(s): glare, blaze, brilliance
  2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
    Synonym(s): magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
  3. unusual mental ability
    Synonym(s): brilliance, genius
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