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• Shining — Shin ing, a. 1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor. Fish . . . with their fins and shining scales. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Splendid; illustrious;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brilliant — Bril liant (br[i^]l yant), a. [F. brillant, p. pr. of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. brillar, It. brillare), fr. L. beryllus a precious stone of sea green color, Prov. It. brill. See {Beryl}.] 1. Sparkling with luster; glittering;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brilliant — [adj1] shining, glowing in appearance ablaze, bright, coruscating, dazzling, effulgent, flashy, fulgent, gleaming, glittering, glossy, incandescent, intense, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, scintillating,… …   New thesaurus

• shining — [shī′niŋ] adj. 1. giving off or reflecting light; radiant; bright 2. brilliant; splendid [a shining example] SYN. BRIGHT …   English World dictionary

• shining light — shining light, a person conspicuous for some excellence (after John 5:35): »Pavlov,…however brilliant his methodological innovations and experimental contributions, was no shining light as a theorist (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) …   Useful english dictionary

• brilliant — 1680s, from Fr. brilliant sparkling, shining prp. of briller to shine (16c.), from It. brillare sparkle, whirl, perhaps from V.L. *berillare to shine like a beryl, from berillus beryl, precious stone, from L. beryllus (see BERYL (Cf. beryl)). In… …   Etymology dictionary

• brilliant — [bril′yənt] adj. [Fr brillant, sparkling, prp. of briller, to sparkle, glitter < It brillare, sparkle, whirl] 1. shining brightly; sparkling 2. vivid; intense 3. very splendid or distinguished 4. having or showing keen intelligence, great… …   English World dictionary

• brilliant — brilliantly, adv. brilliantness, n. /bril yeuhnt/, adj. 1. shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city. 2. distinguished; illustrious: a brilliant performance by a young pianist. 3. having or showing great… …   Universalium

• brilliant — bril•liant [[t]ˈbrɪl yənt[/t]] adj. 1) shining brightly; sparkling; glittering: brilliant jewels[/ex] 2) distinguished; outstanding: a brilliant performance[/ex] 3) having or showing great intelligence, talent, etc 4) cvb strong and clear in… …   From formal English to slang

• brilliant — 1. adjective a) shining brightly the brilliant lights along the promenade b) both light and saturated butterflies with brilliant blue wings Syn …   Wiktionary

• brilliant — bril|liant W3S3 [ˈbrıljənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bright)¦ 2¦(clever)¦ 3¦(excellent)¦ 4¦(successful)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: , present participle of briller to shine , from Italian brillare, probably from Latin beryllus; BERYL] …   Dictionary of contemporary English