brilliance: Meaning and Definition of
bril•liance
Pronunciation: (bril'yuns), [key] — n.
- great brightness; luster: the brilliance of a fine diamond.
- excellence or distinction; conspicuous talent, mental ability, etc.
- splendor, elegance, or magnificence: the brilliance of the court of Louis XIV.
- that luminance of a body consisting of its saturation and brightness.
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