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Brilliance vs Fineness - What's the difference?

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Brilliance is a related term of fineness.


As nouns the difference between brilliance and fineness

is that brilliance is the quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light) while fineness is the ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.

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

    fineness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  • The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.