brilliance

None of them came close to the brilliance of what Beyoncé had accomplished.
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The brilliance of this scene, and this season, is that there are no good guys and bad guys.
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As TechCrunch pointed out, the brilliance in its bare bones appeal could reach a worth of one billion dollars.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this soft and greedy subversive organelle is no match for the brilliance of our scientists!
The Fake Superbug Cure|Kent Sepkowitz|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Gen. George S. Patton is famed for his brilliance in World War II.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General|Tim Teeman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has the quick movement, the boldness and brilliance, which we suppose to be the attributes of the best talk.
Alexander Pope|Leslie Stephen
It is an incontinence of brilliance, graceless and aggressive, a glaring swagger.
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells
But the image was vague, like a shadow cast on the brilliance of his mind.
Three Soldiers|John Dos Passos
There were several silences in spite of the Lady Mary's brilliance.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
The brilliance of the snow was very striking after the dusk of the interiors I had been penetrating.
The Frozen Pirate|W. Clark Russell

British Dictionary definitions for brilliance

brilliance

brilliancy

/ (ˈbrɪljəns) /

noun

great brightness; radiance

excellence or distinction in physical or mental ability; exceptional talent

splendour; magnificencethe brilliance of the royal court

physics a former term for luminance

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for brilliance

brilliance

1755, from brilliant + -ance. Figurative sense (of wit, intelligence, etc.) is from 1779. Distinguished from brilliancy in that the latter usually is applied to things measurable in degrees.