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Brilliancy definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRILL'IANCY, n. [See Brilliant.] Splendor; glitter; great brightness.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -cies) Date: 1747 1. brilliance 2. an instance of brilliance

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of BRILLIANCE.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Splendor, lustre, brightness, effulgence, refulgence, radiance, shine, sheen, gloss, glister, glitter, gleam, sparkle, sparkling, brilliance. 2. Fame, illustriousness, renown, distinction, eminence, celebrity, prominence, excellence, preeminence, force.