Synonyms for brilliance
Most common
grandeur radiance magnificence brilliancy genius profundity brilliantness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Splendor — magnificence; resplendence
splendor US, splendour UK, radiance, brilliancy, magnificence, grandeur, grandness, polish, gloss, ardency, luster US, lustre UK, brightness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Magnificence; resplendence.
What brilliance it took from Harry Kane to control the cross and place the ball into the top corner.
- n. 2
The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
Related words
- Word family
- brilliant brilliantly brilliantness
Forms
- Plural
- brilliances → splendors, radiances, brilliancies, magnificences…
Example sentences
- grandeur The ball was a spectacle of elegance and grandeur.
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
- magnificence Have you noticed the magnificence of French cathedrals?
- genius No one recognized Tom's genius while he was alive.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brilliance | steady | |
| grandeur | steady | |
| radiance | steady | |
| magnificence | steady | |
| brilliancy | steady | |
| genius | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shine1, blaze1, gloss1, glare1
- 6 letters
- polish2, genius2, luster2, lustre2
- 7 letters
- ardency
- 8 letters
- grandeur2, splendor2, radiance3
- 9 letters
- splendour, grandness
- 10 letters
- brightness2, profundity, brilliancy
- 12 letters
- magnificence
- 13 letters
- brilliantness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (polish2 = 2 syllables).