brilliant🔊

Shining brightly.

(of a color) Both bright and saturated.

(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone.

Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.

Highly intelligent.

A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.

(printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.

A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant.