brillante

Asturian

Etymology

From brillar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʎante/ [bɾiˈʎãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bri‧llan‧te

Adjective

brillante (epicene, plural brillantes)

1. brilliant, shining, glowing

   Synonyms: brillosu, rellumante, rescamplante

Further reading

• “brillante”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “brillante”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Danish

Adjective

brillante

1. inflection of brillant:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁi.jɑ̃t/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

brillante

1. feminine singular of brillant

Galician

Alternative forms

• brilhante (reintegrationist)
• brilante

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɟante/ [bɾiˈɟan̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: bri‧llan‧te

Adjective

brillante m or f (plural brillantes)

1. brilliant

Derived terms

• brillantemente
• brillantez

Related terms

• brillar

Further reading

• “brillante”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

brillante

1. inflection of brillant:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Participle

brillante

1. present participle of brillar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brilˈlan.te/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: bril‧làn‧te

Adjective

brillante m or f by sense (plural brillanti, superlative brillantissimo)

1. bright, brilliant

Noun

brillante m (plural brillanti)

1. a diamond

   Synonym: diamante

Participle

brillante m or f by sense (plural brillanti)

1. present participle of brillare

Related terms

• brillantemente
• brillantezza
• brillanza
• brillare

Descendants

• → Maltese: brillanti, brillant

Norman

Adjective

brillante

1. feminine singular of brillant

Spanish

Etymology

From brillar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʝante/ [bɾiˈʝãn̪.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʝante/ [bɾiˈʝãn̪.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʎante/ [bɾiˈʎãn̪.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʃante/ [bɾiˈʃãn̪.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʒante/ [bɾiˈʒãn̪.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bri‧llan‧te

Adjective

brillante m or f (masculine and feminine plural brillantes)

1. bright, brilliant, lustrous, shiny, glowing, sparkly, glittering, glossy

   Synonyms: deslumbrante, luminoso, lustroso, radiante, reluciente, resplandeciente

2. excellent, outstanding, exemplary, scintillating

   Synonyms: distinguido, espléndido, excelente, fenomenal, ilustre, sobresaliente

Noun

brillante m (plural brillantes)

1. diamond

   Synonyms: diamante, gema, joya

   Bien, tal vez finalmente le comprará ese brillante ahora que de hecho tiene dinero.

   Well, perhaps he'll finally buy you that diamond now that he actually has money.

Derived terms

• abrillantar
• brillantemente
• brillantez

Related terms

• brillar
• brillo
• brilloso

Further reading

• “brillante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025