brilliancy

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈbɹɪljənsi/ See IPA manual

Freq #160906

Meanings

1

noun
A shining quality; brilliance.

[…] to assist greatly in the consumption of the lamp, and to diminish the aqueous precipitations produced on the interior of the lantern glass, which has the effect of reducing more or less the brilliancy of the light.
2

noun
An act of being brilliant.

His brilliancy lay in combining old concepts from far-flung fields into a new idea.
3

noun
A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.

Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players who ever lived, died at the age of sixty-four from kidney failure. He had lived one year for each square on a chessboard. / THE GOOD / First of all, you should learn the term “brilliancy.” It refers to a game that is played with spectacular strategy and beauty, typically featuring unexpected moves and ingenious ideas. In other words, the game is extraordinary! At age thirteen, Bobby Fischer won a brilliancy against twenty-six-year-old Donald Byrne.
4

noun
a quality that outshines the usual

Thesaurus

Synonyms

4 noun · a quality that outshines... luster

Word family

Derived forms overbrilliancy

Etymology

From brilliant + -ancy; attested earlier than brilliance. Compare French brillance.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# brilliancy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɹɪljənsi/
**Frequency rank:** 160906

## Meanings
1. A shining quality; brilliance.
2. An act of being brilliant.
3. A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
4. a quality that outshines the usual

## Examples
- […] to assist greatly in the consumption of the lamp, and to diminish the aqueous precipitations produced on the interior of the lantern glass, which has the effect of reducing more or less the brilliancy of the light.
- His brilliancy lay in combining old concepts from far-flung fields into a new idea.
- Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players who ever lived, died at the age of sixty-four from kidney failure. He had lived one year for each square on a chessboard. / THE GOOD / First of all, you should learn the term “brilliancy.” It refers to a game that is played with spectacular strategy and beauty, typically featuring unexpected moves and ingenious ideas. In other words, the game is extraordinary! At age thirteen, Bobby Fischer won a brilliancy against twenty-six-year-old Donald Byrne.

## Derived Forms
- overbrilliancy

## Etymology
From brilliant + -ancy; attested earlier than brilliance. Compare French brillance.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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