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brilliance
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brilliance, n. (also brilliancy)
1 great brightness; sparkling or radiant quality.
2 outstanding talent or intelligence.
1 great brightness; sparkling or radiant quality.
2 outstanding talent or intelligence.
THESAURUS
brilliance
Babylonian splendor, Technicolor, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, aura, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light, blinding light, braininess, bravura, bright color, bright light, brightness, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light, capability, capacity, charisma, clear thinking, cleverness, color, colorfulness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, dazzle, dazzling light, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, effulgence, elaborateness, elegance, envelope, esprit, expertise, facetiousness, facility, finesse, flair, flamboyance, flood of light, fulgor, funniness, gaiety, genius, giftedness, gifts, glamour, glare, glaring light, glitter, gloriousness, glory, gorgeousness, grace, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, grip, halo, handiness, heavenliness, horsemanship, humorousness, illustriousness, imposingness, impressiveness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, intensity, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen-wittedness, keenness, know-how, lavishness, light, luster, luxuriousness, luxury, magic, magnificence, majesty, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, mental alertness, mercurial mind, mystique, native cleverness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nimbus, nobility, nous, numinousness, pleasantry, plushness, poshness, practical ability, precocity, proficiency, proudness, prowess, pungency, pure color, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, radiance, radiancy, radiant splendor, ravishingness, readiness, ready wit, refulgence, refulgency, resource, resourcefulness, resplendence, resplendency, richness, ritziness, sagacity, saltiness, saturation, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, skill, skillfulness, smartness, smarts, sparkle, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendor, splendorousness, splendrousness, sprightly wit, state, stateliness, streaming light, style, sublimity, sumptuousness, tact, tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, vividness, wit, wittiness, wizardry, workmanshipFor further exploring for "brilliance" in Webster Dictionary Online