Read the dictionary definition of brilliant. All definitions for this word.
1. full of light; shining intensely
1. a brilliant star
2. brilliant chandeliers
2. having strong or striking color
1. bright dress
2. brilliant tapestries
3. a bird with vivid plumage
3. characterized by grandeur
1. the brilliant court life at Versailles
2. a glorious work of art
3. magnificent cathedrals
4. the splendid coronation ceremony
4. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
1. our project needs brainy women
2. a brilliant mind
3. a brilliant solution to the problem
5. clear and sharp and ringing
1. the bright sound of the trumpet section
2. the brilliant sound of the trumpets
6. of surpassing excellence
1. a brilliant performance
2. a superb actor