See also: Brillant

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)

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Norman edit

Etymology edit

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Adjective edit

brillant m

  1. (Jersey) brilliant