Cosa (chi) è Brilliant - definizione
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Brilliant (disambiguation)
brilliant
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
She had a brilliant mind...
It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• brilliantly
It is a very high quality production, brilliantly written and acted.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
• brilliance
He was a deeply serious musician who had shown his brilliance very early.
N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss
2.
You can say that something is brilliant when you are very pleased about it or think that it is very good. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL, SPOKEN)
If you get a chance to see the show, do go-it's brilliant...
My sister's given me this brilliant book.
= great
? awful
ADJ
• brilliantly
It's extremely hard working together but on the whole it works brilliantly and we're still good friends.
ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/adv
3.
A brilliant career or success is very successful.
He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins...
The raid was a brilliant success.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• brilliantly
The strategy worked brilliantly.
ADV
4.
A brilliant colour is extremely bright.
...a brilliant white open-necked shirt.
ADJ: ADJ n
• brilliantly
Many of the patterns show brilliantly coloured flowers.
ADV: ADV adj/-ed
• brilliance
...an iridescent blue butterfly in all its brilliance.
N-UNCOUNT
5.
You describe light, or something that reflects light, as brilliant when it shines very brightly.
The event was held in brilliant sunshine...
ADJ
• brilliantly
It's a brilliantly sunny morning.
ADV: ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v
• brilliance
His eyes became accustomed to the dark after the brilliance of the sun outside.
N-UNCOUNT
brilliant
I. a.
1.
Sparkling, glittering, splendid, lustrous, shining, bright, beaming, radiant, effulgent, refulgent, resplendent, glistening, gleaming. See bright, 1.
2.
Illustrious, glorious, celebrated, famous, renowned, distinguished, eminent, admirable.
3.
Striking, prominent, decided, unusual, impressive, signal, dazzling.
II. n.
Diamond (cut into facets).
brilliant
adj. brilliant + inf. (it was brilliant of him to find a solution so quickly)
Esempi di pronuncia per Brilliant
1. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
Faster, Higher, Stronger _ Mark McClusky _ Talks at Google
2. brilliant, brilliant, brilliant novelist.
Max _ Talks at Google
3. are brilliant, unbelievably brilliant.
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4. Brilliant, brilliant mathematical mind.
American Immigrants and Their Stories _ Andrew Tisch & Mary Skafidas _ Talks at Google
5. It was brilliant, brilliant.
Henson & Lyriq Bent _ Talks at Google
Esempi dal corpus di testo per Brilliant
1. "He was a brilliant comedian and a brilliant father," daughter Kate Korman said.
2. He doesn‘t have to score goals to play brilliant and he was brilliant.
3. All of Ronnie Barker‘s work was brilliant because he was a brilliant man!
4. He discovered belatedly that his brilliant chief of staff was not so brilliant.
5. "It‘s a brilliant campaign, and this is an example of how brilliant it is.