brilliances
Exceptional mental gifts
Brilliances is the plural of brilliance, referring to multiple instances or types of exceptional brightness, intelligence, or talent.
The plural appears when distinguishing varieties: the different brilliances of diamond cuts, the varied brilliances of minds in the room.
It remains uncommon—brilliance usually works as an uncountable noun.
Exceptionally gifted intellects
- mastermindsPlans and directs schemes
- prodigiesUnusually talented youth
- virtuososSupremely skilled performers
- savantsExceptionally learned individuals
luminaries · intellects · talents · whiz kids · polymaths · wunderkinds · scholars · thinkers
Emitted light quantities
- luminositiesMeasures of radiant output
- dazzlesImpresses or blinds intensely
- gleamsShines with brief flashes
- sparklesEmits small flashes
glitters · sheens · lusters · glows · scintillations · flashes · shimmers · blazes
Emits small flashes
- firesDischarges from employment
- scintillationsFlashes of light
- cutsSevers or reduces
- facetsPolished gem surfaces
clarities · carats · settings · refractions · dispersions · flashes · colorations
Overwhelming victories
- masterpiecesWorks of supreme skill
- coupsForcible regime changes
- strokes of geniusExceptionally clever ideas
- tours de forceFeats of exceptional skill
feats · accomplishments · successes · highlights · pinnacles · zeniths · achievements · breakthroughs
geniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
- mastermindsPlans and directs schemes
- prodigiesUnusually talented youth
- virtuososSupremely skilled performers
savants · luminaries · intellects · talents · whiz kids · polymaths · wunderkinds · scholars · thinkers · bright sparks
radiances
Emitted light quantities
- luminositiesMeasures of radiant output
- dazzlesImpresses or blinds intensely
- gleamsShines with brief flashes
sparkles · glitters · sheens · lusters · glows · scintillations · flashes · shimmers · blazes · incandescences
sparkles
Emits small flashes
- firesDischarges from employment
- scintillationsFlashes of light
- cutsSevers or reduces
facets · clarities · carats · settings · refractions · dispersions · flashes · colorations
triumphs
Overwhelming victories
- masterpiecesWorks of supreme skill
- coupsForcible regime changes
- strokes of geniusExceptionally clever ideas
tours de force · feats · accomplishments · successes · highlights · pinnacles · zeniths · achievements · breakthroughs
brilliancesstupidities
Plural foolish actions
idiocies · imbecilities · foolishnesses · dullnesses · denseness
brilliancesdullnesses
States of being uninteresting
darknesses · obscurities · matteness · gloominess · shadowiness
- strategic brillianceExceptional skill in planning