brilliance

noun

unusual mental ability

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

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Synonyms for brilliance

geniusn splendorn magnificencen brilliancyn grandeurn glaren resplendencen effulgencen grandnessn resplendencyn radiancen refulgencen sparklen refulgencyn ingeniousnessn lustern blazen

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