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From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.
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Meaning of "brilliancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRILLIANCY

brilliancy  [ˈbrɪljənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRILLIANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brilliancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRILLIANCY


agency
ˈeɪdʒənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
consultancy
kənˈsʌltənsɪ
currency
ˈkʌrənsɪ
deficiency
dɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
dependency
dɪˈpɛndənsɪ
efficiency
ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
emergency
ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
frequency
ˈfriːkwənsɪ
inconveniency
ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənsɪ
occupancy
ˈɒkjʊpənsɪ
poignancy
ˈpɔɪnjənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ
pregnancy
ˈprɛɡnənsɪ
regency
ˈriːdʒənsɪ
residency
ˈrɛzɪdənsɪ
tendency
ˈtɛndənsɪ
transparency
trænsˈpærənsɪ
vacancy
ˈveɪkənsɪ
valiancy
ˈvæljənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRILLIANCY

brights
brightsome
brightwork
Brigid
brigue
brik
briki
brill
Brillat-Savarin
brilliance
brilliant
brilliant cut
brilliante
brilliantine
brilliantined
brilliantly
brilliantness
Brillo
Brillo pad
brim

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRILLIANCY

accountancy
Clancy
compliancy
conservancy
deviancy
discrepancy
expectancy
fancy
incompliancy
invariancy
irradiancy
life expectancy
luxuriancy
nancy
physiciancy
pliancy
radiancy
redundancy
relevancy
riancy

Synonyms and antonyms of brilliancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRILLIANCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brilliancy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brilliancy

Translation of «brilliancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRILLIANCY

Find out the translation of brilliancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brilliancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brilliancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辉煌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brillantez
570 millions of speakers

English

brilliancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذكاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блеск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brilho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éclat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecemerlangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

輝き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광휘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brilian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sáng của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parlaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brillantezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świetność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блиск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strălucire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμπρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

briljantheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brilliancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brilliancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRILLIANCY»

The term «brilliancy» is normally little used and occupies the 115.437 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRILLIANCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brilliancy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brilliancy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brilliancy

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3 QUOTES WITH «BRILLIANCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brilliancy.
1
Guru Nanak
From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.
2
James Nasmyth
But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy.
3
Walter Pater
Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the very brilliancy of their gifts some tragic dividing on their ways, is, on this short day of frost and sun, to sleep before evening.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRILLIANCY»

Discover the use of brilliancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brilliancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters
Noted authority analyzes and annotates 50 games — spanning nearly 70 years of competition — recognized for imaginative and inventive combinations.
Fred Reinfeld, 1995
2
Marie Prescott: "a star of some brilliancy"
This book documents the life and career of Marie Prescott (1850-93), an actress of great beauty and wit, who directed and starred in Oscar Wilde's first play, Vera, or the Nihilists.
Kevin Lane Dearinger, 2009
3
The Optimist Creed
You may think that your mind is brilliant and may undertake most difficult tasks in the belief that you are equal to the occasion, but the question is if your conception of brilliancy is great or small. If your conception of brilliancy is small, you may ...
Christian D. Larson, 2012
4
Vintage Wisdom Presents Your Forces And How To Use Them
You may think that your mind is brilliant and may undertake most difficult tasks in the belief that you are equal to the occasion, but the question is if your conception of brilliancy is great or small. If your conception of brilliancy is small, you may ...
Christian D. Larson
5
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
BRIGHTNESS, LUSTRE, SPLENDOR, BRILLIANCY. BRIGHTNESS, from the English bright, Saxon breorht, probably comes, like the German pracht splendour , from the Hebrew berak to shine or glitter. LUSTRE, in French lustre, Latin lustrum ...
George Crabb, 1818
6
Chess Brilliancy: 250 Historic Games from the Masters
This book delves back into history to examine how this concept has developed before presenting a dazzling array of brilliant games from the past few decades ? the prize-winners as selected by grandmaster panels for each issue of the ...
Iakov Damsky, 2002
7
Publications of the Washburn Observatory of the University ...
Average brilliancy. Same. Near the zenith; streamers shooting up from detached clouds. A. High streamers. Rather faint. Average brilliancy. Rather faint. Average brilliancy. Very high; extending over part of the S. sky. Moderate: thunder storm ...
Edward Singleton Holden, John Eugene Davis, George Cary Comstock, 1884
8
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ...
shown the gradation of surface brightness in the manner described in the preceding section. And in order to ascertain which of the brightness specifications — order of magnitude of highest brilliancy, average brilliancy, ratio of highest to lowest ...
9
The manufacture of varnishes and kindred industries based on ...
Brilliancy and lustre depend on the nature of the resin. The greater the ratio of resin to oil the greater is the brilliancy and lustre of the varnish. As a matter of fact the brilliancy of a varnish is a property dependent on its index of refraction. As the  ...
John Geddes McIntosh, 1908
10
Spacecruiser Inquiry
other words, intelligence functions in the Diamond Guidance as the presence of the Brilliancy diamond. By exploring the Brilliancy diamond, we will know objectively and precisely what intelligence is and how it functions in understanding.
A. H. Almaas, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRILLIANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brilliancy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mohanlal Asks Kamal Haasan For A Screening Of Papanasam
Brilliancy bathes Papanasam,cleansing the very soul of the audience.It's a soul-searing vendetta saga based on the very desirable idea of ... «SKJ Bollywood News, Jul 15»
2
Wei Yi's 'Immortal Game' hailed as one of greatest ever, but is that …
Wei Yi, the 16-year-old Chinese prodigy, played yet another stunning brilliancy on Friday as he demolished Lazaro Bruzon Bautista of Cuba at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Perth beauty beats world to Vegas title
The Perth bombshell has represented Australia at a host of international competitions in recent years, from Miss Global to Queen of Brilliancy, ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
4
Ask SAM: Updated classic Fourth of July answers
... “I was amazed at the universal joy and alacrity that was discovered, and at the brilliancy and splendour of every part of this joyful exhibition. «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
5
History or Hate? More About the Confederate Flag
The introduction of white between the blue and red, adds also much to the brilliancy of the colors, and brings them out in strong relief. But I am ... «Naples Herald, Jun 15»
6
Veselin Topalov and Vishy Anand outshine Magnus Carlsen in …
Later he won a brilliancy initiated by a subtle king move and a bishop sacrifice and climaxing in a pawn thrust so deep that most of the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Fighting Zeppelins with Airplanes, 1915
“In this experimental air-war the brilliancy of the Celtic mind has scored heavily. The recent destruction of a Zeppelin by a light high-powered ... «Scientific American, Jun 15»
8
The Annotated Malay Archipelago
The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable, and none but a naturalist can understand the intense excitement I experienced when I ... «Caixin Media, Jun 15»
9
SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR: We can't let hate win
“News anchor” (quotes intended) Steve Doocy issued this brilliancy: “Extraordinarily, they called it a 'hate crime,' and some look at it as, 'Well, ... «Finger Lakes Times, Jun 15»
10
Pestaño: Cepca is now 25 years old
Our arbiter at the start were the late Winnie Badilles and father IM Asing Badilles, who was the judge for our brilliancy prizes. We also had ... «Sun.Star, Jun 15»

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