Synonyms: brilliant
Definition: full of light; shining intensely
Usage: a brilliant star; brilliant chandeliers
Similar words: bright
Definition: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
Usage: the sun was bright and hot; a bright sunlit room
Synonyms: bright, brilliant, vivid
Definition: having striking color
Usage: bright dress; brilliant tapestries; a bird with vivid plumage
Synonyms: magnificent, glorious, brilliant, splendid
Definition: characterized by grandeur
Usage: the brilliant court life at Versailles; a glorious work of art; magnificent cathedrals; the splendid coronation ceremony
Similar words: impressive
Definition: making a strong or vivid impression
Usage: an impressive ceremony
Synonyms: smart as a whip, brainy, brilliant
Definition: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
Usage: some men dislike brainy women; a brilliant mind; a brilliant solution to the problem
Similar words: intelligent
Definition: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
Usage: is there intelligent life in the universe?; an intelligent question
Definition: clear and sharp and ringing
Usage: the bright sound of the trumpet section; the brilliant sound of the trumpets
Similar words: reverberant
Definition: having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
Usage: a reverberant room; the reverberant booms of cannon
Definition: of surpassing excellence
Usage: a brilliant performance; a superb actor
Similar words: superior
Definition: of high or superior quality or performance
Usage: superior wisdom derived from experience; superior math students