According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
BRILLIANCE
magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
(noun) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; âfor magnificence and personal service there is the Queenâs hotelâ; âhis âHamletâ lacks the brilliance that one expectsâ; âit is the university that gives the scene its stately splendorâ; âan imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful artâ; âadvertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their productsâ
glare, blaze, brilliance
(noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; âa glare of sunlightâ
brilliance, genius
(noun) unusual mental ability
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brilliance (usually uncountable, plural brilliances)
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
(chiefly British) Magnificence; resplendence.
Source: Wiktionary
Bril"liance, n.
Definition: Brilliancy. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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