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Bravery vs Brilliance - What's the difference?

bravery | brilliance |

As nouns the difference between bravery and brilliance

is that bravery is being brave, courageousness while brilliance is the quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).

bravery

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
  • (countable) A brave act.

    • Synonyms

    * (being brave) bravehood, braveness, courageousness, fearlessness; courage, pluck, valor; see also

    Related terms

    * bravado * brave * bravure English abstract nouns

    brilliance

    English

    (wikipedia brilliance)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
  • The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
  • Magnificence; resplendence.

    • Derived terms

    * brilliancy

    Related terms

    * brilliant * brilliantly * brilliantness