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brilliancy

[ bril-yuh n-see ]

/ ˈbrɪl yən si /

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noun, plural bril·lian·cies for 1.

an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.

brilliance.

Origin of brilliancy

First recorded in 1740–50; brilli(ant) + -ancy

OTHER WORDS FROM brilliancy

o·ver·bril·lian·cy, noun

Words nearby brilliancy

brill's disease, brill-symmers disease, brill-zinsser disease, brillat-savarin, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant, brilliant cresyl blue, brilliant cut, brilliant green, brilliantine

Example sentences from the Web for brilliancy

Occasionally a foolish and intermeddling spectator will endeavor to show his brilliancy by experimenting with the animals.

Sawdust & Spangles |W. C. Coup
It is probable that Morelos was more than dazzled by the brilliancy of Napoleon's career.

Mexico |Susan Hale
The night was absolutely clear and my first impression was that every star of the heavens had miraculously waxed in brilliancy.

City of Endless Night |Milo Hastings
Shed on us the lustre of your glory, for one light loses nothing by imparting some of its brilliancy to another.

The Letters of Cassiodorus |Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)

But the brilliancy of the female portion of the company overpowered Mr. Vincent.

Salem Chapel, v.1/2 |Mrs. Oliphant