Brilliant
adjective
Very bright and radiant.
She admired the brilliant sun.
Often appears as...
- brilliant light
- brilliant sun
adjective
Exceptionally clever or talented.
She is a brilliant scientist.
Often appears as...
- brilliant mind
- brilliant scientist
adjective
Outstandingly impressive or successful.
That was a brilliant performance.
Often appears as...
- brilliant performance
- brilliant success
adjective
Very bright in color, especially in a way that is strikingly beautiful.
She wore a brilliant red dress.
Often appears as...
- brilliant color
- brilliant red
adjective
Very bright and radiant.
She admired the brilliant sun.
Often appears as...
- brilliant light
- brilliant sun
adjective
Exceptionally clever or talented.
She is a brilliant scientist.
Often appears as...
- brilliant mind
- brilliant scientist
adjective
Outstandingly impressive or successful.
That was a brilliant performance.
Often appears as...
- brilliant performance
- brilliant success
adjective
Very bright in color, especially in a way that is strikingly beautiful.
She wore a brilliant red dress.
Often appears as...
- brilliant color
- brilliant red
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Pro Tip 1/2Natural Light
Used to describe the intensity or clarity of light, not just brightness.
The brilliant sunshine made the sand look like sparkling gold.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Impact
Suggests a positive, striking visual impression that is memorable.
The fireworks illuminated the sky with brilliant flashes.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Light
Used to describe the intensity or clarity of light, not just brightness.
The brilliant sunshine made the sand look like sparkling gold.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Impact
Suggests a positive, striking visual impression that is memorable.
The fireworks illuminated the sky with brilliant flashes.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Light
Used to describe the intensity or clarity of light, not just brightness.
The brilliant sunshine made the sand look like sparkling gold.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Impact
Suggests a positive, striking visual impression that is memorable.
The fireworks illuminated the sky with brilliant flashes.
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Einstein's Escape from...
Come back when you wish to be taken seriously! You know, he was brilliant. But he struggled within the world of formal academia. They didn't really know what to make of him. He was working in a patent office when he was making his breakthroughs, because he couldn't even get a teaching position.
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The poet who painted...
a new form of communication at the time. Undoubtedly, the deeply layered artistic expressions in Apollinaire's calligrams are not just a brilliant display of poetic prowess from a master of the form. Each calligram itself is also a snapshot in time, encapsulating the passion, the excitement,
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Do schools kill...
because the universities design the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance. And the consequence is that many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they're not,
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Thinking your way out of...
executive team is brilliantly articulate and I'm not now there was a time when I would have said to her oh I'm sure you're brilliantly articulate but now I know that wouldn't have served her so instead I said well maybe you're not maybe you're not and that's okay she was
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Einstein's brilliant...
The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so. By leading physicists to think deeply about the foundations of quantum physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory and helped launch research into subjects like quantum information,
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What’s the difference...
to explain the nature of planetary orbits. He developed three brilliant laws of planetary motion while he was studying decades of precise astronomical data in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today,
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The exceptional life of...
planning the layout of the nation's capitol. Meanwhile, Banneker turned his brilliant mind to farming. He used his scientific expertise to pioneer new agricultural methods on his family's tobacco farm. His fascination with the natural world
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Predators Swim In The...
presence of this chemical compound that makes the water so brilliantly clear the waters here are home to over 40 species of freshwater fish including these pair of bitanga that you may recognize from the seven worlds one
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How do schools of fish...
that help them evade hungry predators, while a lone fish is quickly singled out as easy prey. So which brilliant fish leader is the one in charge? Actually, no one is, and everyone is. So what does that mean?
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How in vitro fertilizatio...
has difficulty conceiving, and that homosexual couples and single parents often need clinical help to make a baby, the demand for IVF has been growing. IVF is so common, that more than 5 million babies have been born through this technology. IVF works by mimicking the brilliant design of sexual reproduction.
Video examples
Einstein's Escape from...
Come back when you wish to be taken seriously! You know, he was brilliant. But he struggled within the world of formal academia. They didn't really know what to make of him. He was working in a patent office when he was making his breakthroughs, because he couldn't even get a teaching position.
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The poet who painted...
a new form of communication at the time. Undoubtedly, the deeply layered artistic expressions in Apollinaire's calligrams are not just a brilliant display of poetic prowess from a master of the form. Each calligram itself is also a snapshot in time, encapsulating the passion, the excitement,
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Do schools kill...
because the universities design the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance. And the consequence is that many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they're not,
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Thinking your way out of...
executive team is brilliantly articulate and I'm not now there was a time when I would have said to her oh I'm sure you're brilliantly articulate but now I know that wouldn't have served her so instead I said well maybe you're not maybe you're not and that's okay she was
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Einstein's brilliant...
The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so. By leading physicists to think deeply about the foundations of quantum physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory and helped launch research into subjects like quantum information,
Video examples
What’s the difference...
to explain the nature of planetary orbits. He developed three brilliant laws of planetary motion while he was studying decades of precise astronomical data in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today,
Video examples
The exceptional life of...
planning the layout of the nation's capitol. Meanwhile, Banneker turned his brilliant mind to farming. He used his scientific expertise to pioneer new agricultural methods on his family's tobacco farm. His fascination with the natural world
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Predators Swim In The...
presence of this chemical compound that makes the water so brilliantly clear the waters here are home to over 40 species of freshwater fish including these pair of bitanga that you may recognize from the seven worlds one
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How do schools of fish...
that help them evade hungry predators, while a lone fish is quickly singled out as easy prey. So which brilliant fish leader is the one in charge? Actually, no one is, and everyone is. So what does that mean?
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Gary Numan
British Musician
I never call myself a singer, ever. I never will. I've always been really embarrassed about my voice. I've never been confident about it. I think it's a little bit better now than when I first started. There are people I admire who are genuinely brilliant singers and I know the difference between what they can do and what I can do.
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John Cusack
American Actor
Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight.
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John Polson
Australian Actor
Artists need support, time and money to develop their ideas, and if people rip stuff off, you don't have to be that brilliant to figure out that you're ultimately going to affect the end product.
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Emily Mortimer
British Actress
It is brilliant going to the theatre and being forced to sit and listen and think about life. It can be almost a near-religious experience.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.
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Greg McHugh
Scottish Actor
To combine telling an interesting story with brilliantly written characters is the most difficult thing to do.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
Gavin O'Connor, I'd walk into a fire for that guy. He's a brilliant filmmaker and a passionate man.
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Jack Lowden
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Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
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Liam Smith
British Athlete
I'm so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion.
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Ronnie Wood
English Musician
Married life is absolutely brilliant.
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Gary Numan
British Musician
I never call myself a singer, ever. I never will. I've always been really embarrassed about my voice. I've never been confident about it. I think it's a little bit better now than when I first started. There are people I admire who are genuinely brilliant singers and I know the difference between what they can do and what I can do.
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John Cusack
American Actor
Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight.
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John Polson
Australian Actor
Artists need support, time and money to develop their ideas, and if people rip stuff off, you don't have to be that brilliant to figure out that you're ultimately going to affect the end product.
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Emily Mortimer
British Actress
It is brilliant going to the theatre and being forced to sit and listen and think about life. It can be almost a near-religious experience.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.
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Greg McHugh
Scottish Actor
To combine telling an interesting story with brilliantly written characters is the most difficult thing to do.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
Gavin O'Connor, I'd walk into a fire for that guy. He's a brilliant filmmaker and a passionate man.
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Jack Lowden
Scottish Actor
Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
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Liam Smith
British Athlete
I'm so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion.
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Ronnie Wood
English Musician
Married life is absolutely brilliant.
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