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brilliancy|ˈbrɪljənsɪ|
[see prec. and -ancy.]
The quality of being brilliant; shining quality, lustrousness; shining brightness. a. physical.
1747Hervey Medit. & Contempl. (1818) 89 It..throws a brilliancy into the water of the diamond that is hardening on its rock. 1755in Johnson. 1772Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 323 An amazing brilliancy of colors. 1856Ruskin Mod. Paint. IV. v. x. §3. 125 The apparent connection of brilliancy of colour with vigour of life, or purity of substance. 1878Huxley Physiogr. 75 This brilliancy is rapidly lost..on exposure to the atmosphere.
b. non-material.
1796Burke Regic. Peace Wks. VIII. 398 What new brilliancy then does it throw over the prospect. 1842Miss Mitford in L'Estrange Life III. ix. 157 She is full of life, and spirit, and brilliancy. 1850Merivale Rom. Emp. (1865) I. ii. 69 The consciousness of deserved popularity added brilliancy to his wit. 1864Sat. Rev. 475/1 Brilliancy and shallowness are commonly received synonyms. The best device for exciting the most solemn distrust is to accuse a man of brilliance.
c. with pl.
1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Jrnls. II. 96 Its concentrated brilliancies and magnificences. 1868― Amer. Note-bks. (1879) II. 145 The autumnal brilliancies. |