BRILLIANCY

luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour

(noun) a quality that outshines the usual

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brilliancy (countable and uncountable, plural brilliancies)

A shining quality; brilliance.

An act of being brilliant.

(chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.

Source: Wiktionary


Bril"lian*cy, n. Etym: [See Brilliant.]

Definition: The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brighness, whether in a literal or figurative sense. With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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