brillant

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From brillar +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

brillant m or f (masculine and feminine plural brillants)

  1. bright, shiny
  2. brilliant, excellent

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

brillant

  1. gerund of brillar

Further reading[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French brillant, from the past participle of briller (to shine, glow).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /briljant/, [b̥ʁilˈjanˀd̥]
  • IPA(key): /briliant/, [b̥ʁiliˈanˀd̥]

Noun[edit]

brillant c (singular definite brillanten, plural indefinite brillanter)

  1. brilliant (finely cut diamond)

Inflection[edit]

Adjective[edit]

brillant

  1. (rare) brilliant (shining brightly)
  2. brilliant (surpassing excellence)
  3. brilliant (magnificent or wonderful)
    Synonyms: fremragende, strålende

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of brillant
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular brillant 2
Indefinite neuter singular brillant 2
Plural brillante 2
Definite attributive1 brillante
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of briller (to shine)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.jɑ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -jɑ̃

Adjective[edit]

brillant (feminine brillante, masculine plural brillants, feminine plural brillantes)

  1. shining; shiny

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Danish: brillant
  • German: brillant

Participle[edit]

brillant

  1. present participle of briller

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French brillant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

brillant (strong nominative masculine singular brillanter, comparative brillanter, superlative am brillantesten)

  1. brilliant

Usage notes[edit]

  • Generally implies a very extraordinary degree of cleverness or skill, being even stronger than genial or fantastisch. Thus used more reluctantly than in American English and much more reluctantly than in British English.

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • brillant” in Duden online
  • brillant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Maltese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian brillante.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

brillant m (plural brillanti)

  1. brilliant (cut gemstone)

Related terms[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective[edit]

brillant m

  1. (Jersey) brilliant