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单词 brilliancy
释义

brilliancy

noun

bril·​lian·​cy ˈbril-yən(t)-sē How to pronounce brilliancy (audio)
plural brilliancies
1
: brilliance
2
: an instance of brilliance

Synonyms

  • brightness
  • brilliance
  • candor
  • dazzle
  • effulgence
  • illumination
  • lambency
  • lightness
  • luminance
  • luminosity
  • luminousness
  • luster
  • lustre
  • lustrousness
  • radiance
  • refulgence
  • splendor
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Example Sentences

the brilliancy of the diamond is shown to good effect by the museum's lighting
Recent Examples on the Web Set emerald green against bright white to highlight its brilliancy. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2022 Tonight also sees Venus is at greatest brilliancy, so get eyes-on with the second planet from the Sun right after sunset. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2021 One of these stars may rise from almost invisibility to a brilliance equaling 100,000,000 times the brilliancy of our sun, although, of course, such super novae are so far away that the estimates can be made only with telescopes. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Dec. 2020 The truth is that in the history of chess, spanning more than a millennium, there hasn’t been a single human brilliancy, however wayward and unexpected, that a computer could not have located. Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1

brilliancy

noun

as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light the brilliancy of the diamond is shown to good effect by the museum's lighting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brilliance
  • brightness
  • lightness
  • illumination
  • effulgence
  • luster
  • lustre
  • luminosity
  • glow
  • splendor
  • refulgence
  • luminousness
  • radiance
  • dazzle
  • glare
  • light
  • candor
  • gleam
  • glint
  • luminance
  • flicker
  • lustrousness
  • incandescence
  • lambency
  • luminescence
  • flame
  • sheen
  • twinkle
  • blaze
  • fluorescence
  • shimmer
  • sparkle
  • glimmer
  • shininess
  • polish
  • fire
  • gloss
  • shine
  • flare
  • flash
  • scintillation
  • glitter
  • glisten
  • burnish
  • flash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dulness
  • dullness
  • darkness
  • dark
  • blackness
  • dimness
  • duskiness
  • gloominess
  • somberness
  • cloudiness
  • obscurity
  • paleness
  • haziness
  • murkiness
  • grayness
  • colorlessness
  • obscureness
  • lackluster
  • shadiness
  • shadowiness
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