brilliancy
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for brilliancy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Great brightness or sparkle.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
Something someone does that shows great skill or cleverness.
“His brilliancy lay in combining old concepts from far-flung fields into a new idea.”
Opposites
Etymology
Formed from brilliant and -ancy, and attested earlier than brilliance. Compare French brillance.
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