brilliancy

  • 1brilliancy — 1747; see BRILLIANT (Cf. brilliant) + CY (Cf. cy) …

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  • 2brilliancy — noun a) a shining quality; brilliance. His brilliancy lay in combining old ideas from far flung fields into a new idea. b) An act of being brilliant …

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  • 3brilliancy — brilliant ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of light or colour) very bright or vivid. 2) exceptionally clever or talented. 3) Brit. informal excellent; marvellous. DERIVATIVES brilliance (also brilliancy) noun brilliantly adverb. ORIGIN …

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  • 4brilliancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1747 1. brilliance 2. an instance of brilliance …

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  • 5brilliancy — /bril yeuhn see/, n., pl. brilliancies for 1. 1. an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve s wit. 2. brilliance. [1740 50; BRILLI(ANT) + ANCY] * * * …

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  • 6brilliancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Exceptional brightness and clarity, as of a cut and polished stone: brilliance, fire, luminosity, radiance. See LIGHT. 2. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination: brilliance, fire, genius, inspiration. See GOOD. 3.… …

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  • 7brilliancy — n. brightness; glitter, splendor; intelligence, cleverness, ingenuity, capability …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8brilliancy — n. 1. Splendor, lustre, brightness, effulgence, refulgence, radiance, shine, sheen, gloss, glister, glitter, gleam, sparkle, sparkling, brilliance. 2. Fame, illustriousness, renown, distinction, eminence, celebrity, prominence, excellence,… …

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  • 9brilliancy — bril·lian·cy …

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  • 10brilliancy — bril•lian•cy [[t]ˈbrɪl yən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) an instance of brilliance 2) brilliance • Etymology: 1740–50 …

    From formal English to slang

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