Polyglot Dictionary

brillant

/bʁɪlˈjant/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Meaning

  1. brilliant

    • Das war eine brillante Idee.

      That was a brilliant idea.

Similar words

grandios

Close synonyms for something magnificent or brilliant in quality.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

brilhante

brilhante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brilliant."

Portuguese

genial

genial is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brilliant."

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