BRILLANTE
Bril*lan"te, adv. Etym: [It. See Brilliant, a.] (Mus.)
Defn: In a gay, showy, and sparkling style.
BRILLIANCE
Bril"liance, n.
Defn: Brilliancy. Tennyson.
BRILLIANCY
Bril"lian*cy, n. Etym: [See Brilliant.]
Defn: 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.
BRILLIANT Bril"liant, a. Etym: [F. brillant, p. pr. of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. brillar, It. brillare), fr. L. beryllus a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It. brill. See Beryl.]
1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
2. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splended; shining; as, brilliant talents. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. Fisher Ames.
Syn.
— See Shining.