brilliancy
Exceptional mental sharpness
Brilliancy is an older or more formal variant of brilliance—exceptional brightness, intelligence, or skill.
In chess, a brilliancy is a game featuring unusually creative or spectacular play: The tournament awarded a prize for the best brilliancy.
The word appears in older texts but has largely given way to brilliance in contemporary usage.
Heatless light emission
- glowSteady, soft light
- illuminationProvision of light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- gleamFaint reflected light
luminosity · incandescence · effulgence · luster · sheen · refulgence · resplendence · glitter
Complete skill or control
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
grandeur · splendor · eminence · preeminence · remarkableness · impressiveness · strikingness · glory
Person of rare brilliance
- acumenSharpness of mind
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- sagacityPenetrating mental acuity
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
insight · cleverness · sharpness · keenness · wit · erudition · precocity · prodigy
Full of life, intensity
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- boldCourageous and daring
- richHaving much of something
intense · colorful · striking · eye-catching · resplendent · kaleidoscopic · chromatic · dazzling
State of being see-through
- lucidityClearness of mind
- purityUncontaminated quality
- limpidityTransparent, unclouded quality
- pellucidityTransparent clarity of meaning
crystalline · clearness · translucence · pristineness · immaculateness
Giving up something precious
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- attackAggressive act against another
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- tacticPlanned action for advantage
gambit · deflection · decoy · windmill
luminescence
Heatless light emission
- glowSteady, soft light
- illuminationProvision of light
- shineEmit or reflect light
gleam · luminosity · incandescence · effulgence · luster · sheen · refulgence · resplendence · glitter · shimmer
mastery
Complete skill or control
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
magnificence · grandeur · splendor · eminence · preeminence · remarkableness · impressiveness · strikingness · glory · triumph
genius
Person of rare brilliance
astuteness · insight · cleverness · sharpness · keenness · wit · erudition · precocity · prodigy · mastermind
vibrant
Full of life, intensity
rich · intense · colorful · striking · eye-catching · resplendent · kaleidoscopic · chromatic · dazzling · flamboyant
transparency
State of being see-through
pellucidity · crystalline · clearness · translucence · pristineness · immaculateness
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- attackAggressive act against another
- checkmateInescapable capture position
tactic · gambit · deflection · decoy · windmill
brilliancystupidity
Lack of intelligence
dullness · idiocy · inanity · incompetence · ineptitude
brilliancydullness
Lack of stimulation
drabness · colorlessness · paleness · lackluster · grayness
- brilliant huesExceptionally bright colors
- brilliant blueIntensely bright cyan hue
- strategic brillianceExceptional skill in planning
- brilliant cut58-facet gem design
- My Brilliant FriendFerrante's Neapolitan quartet opener
brilliant, brilliance, brilliantly, brilliants, brilliantine