brilliant

英['brɪlj(ə)nt] 美['brɪljənt]

1. of surpassing excellence;

"a brilliant performance"

"a superb actor"

2. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;

"some men dislike brainy women"

"a brilliant mind"

"a brilliant solution to the problem"

3. characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;

"the brilliant court life at Versailles"

"a glorious work of art"

"magnificent cathedrals"

"the splendid coronation ceremony"

4. having striking color;

"bright greens"

"brilliant tapestries"

"a bird with vivid plumage"

5. full of light; shining intensely;

"a brilliant star"

"brilliant chandeliers"

6. clear and sharp and ringing;

"the bright sound of the trumpet section"

"the brilliant sound of the trumpets"