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1. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
   - glare, blaze
    
2. The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
   "his 'Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"
   - magnificence, splendor [US], splendour [Brit, Cdn], grandeur, grandness
    
3. Unusual mental ability
   - genius

Derived forms: brilliances

See also: brilliant

Type of: brightness, elegance, intelligence

Encyclopedia: Brilliance