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Brilliance vs Illustriousness - What's the difference?

brilliance | illustriousness | Synonyms |

Brilliance is a synonym of illustriousness.


As nouns the difference between brilliance and illustriousness

is that brilliance is the quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light) while illustriousness is the state of being illustrious.

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

    illustriousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the state of being illustrious