Brilliance (Noun)
Meaning 1
A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The morning sunlight created a glare of brilliance that made it hard to see the road ahead.
- As she emerged from the dimly lit tunnel, she was momentarily blinded by the brilliance of the outside light.
- The photographer adjusted her lens to minimize the brilliance of the flash, which was overpowering the rest of the scene.
- After spending hours in the dark cave, the brilliance of the daylight outside was almost painful to behold.
- The brilliance of the headlights on the oncoming car forced him to shield his eyes with his hand.
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Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
Unusual mental ability.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.