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Meanings of brilliance in English

Portuguese
fulgor
Catalan
magneficència
Spanish
grandeza

The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand.

        fulgor
        Portuguese
        brilho
        Catalan
        resplendor
        Spanish
        resplandor

        A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.

              brilho
              Portuguese
              gênia
              Catalan
              talent
              Spanish
              talento

              Unusual mental ability.

                    gênia
                    Usage of brilliance in English
                    1
                    The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius.
                    The Fountains of Paradise
                    2
                    Hope Against Hope is an extraordinary memoir written with sudden flashing brilliance.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    Despite her brilliance in some areas, she was a small fish indeed.
                    Worlds of Honor
                    4
                    All the world about him erupted in unimaginable brilliance; then darkness fell.
                    The Black Star Passes
                    5
                    It is hard to process such brilliance at the best of times.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    Everyone who met him attested to his good humour and conversational brilliance.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    That adrenalin-fuelled sense of panic that can lead to flashes of brilliance.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    Four characteristics are vital: knowledge, rapidity, brilliance, and control of the environment.
                    Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance
                    9
                    By their brilliance he saw the house once more restored to glory.
                    Imajica: Complete Edition
                    10
                    Of course, Cleese's brilliance has not been limited only to Monty Python.
                    Wired
                    11
                    Nothing was clear, beyond the brilliance of the figure and the objects.
                    There was a King in Egypt
                    12
                    A game of unmatchable quality, decorated with luminous brilliance on both sides.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    Boland objected again, but Quinn marveled at the brilliance of the question.
                    By reason of insanity
                    14
                    Yet one indifferent afternoon could not dull the brilliance of Spurs' achievement.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    Elegant wit and subtle psychology lift grim subject matter into seductive brilliance.
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    Hopefully Ko's continued brilliance can go some way to altering that disparity.
                    The Guardian
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