Meaning & Definition of Brilliance in English

1. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

• "A glare of sunlight"

2. The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

• "For magnificence and personal service there is the queen's hotel"

• "His `hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"

• "It is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"

• "An imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"

• "Advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"

3. Unusual mental ability