Brilliant vs Standing - What's the difference?
brilliant | standing |
Shining brightly.
(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.
(of a voice or sound) having a sharp, clear tone
Of surpassing excellence.
Magnificent or wonderful.
Highly intelligent.
A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets.
* Alexander Pope
* 1891 , Arthur Conan Doyle, A Case of Identity
(printing) A small size of type.
A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
; in the process of coming to an upright position.
* 1991 ,
Erect, not cut down.
Performed from an erect position.
Remaining in force or status.
Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
Not movable; fixed.
Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".
Duration.
The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
(sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places ".
(British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
* 1992 , P.D. James, The Children of Men , page 28:
* 2000 , Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor , page 149:
(legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
As adjectives the difference between brilliant and standing
is that brilliant is shining brightly while standing is erect, not cut down.As nouns the difference between brilliant and standing
is that brilliant is a finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets while standing is position or reputation in society or a profession: "he does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".As a verb standing is
; in the process of coming to an upright position.brilliant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- the brilliant lights along the promenade
- butterflies with brilliant blue wings
- The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant .
- She is a brilliant scientist.
Synonyms
* (shining brightly) glittering, shining * * * (surpassing excellence) excellent, distinctive, striking, superb (obsolete except in UK usage) * (magnificent or wonderful) exceptional, glorious, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, wonderful (obsolete except in UK usage) * (highly intelligent) brainy, ingenious * See alsoNoun
(en noun)- This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.
- “And the ring?” I asked, glancing at a remarkable brilliant which sparkled upon his finger.
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* * * ----standing
English
Verb
(head)- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
Adjective
(-)- standing ovation
- standing committee
- standing water
- a standing colour
- a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
- the standing rigging of a ship
Translations
(upright) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (permanent) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (water) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom)Derived terms
* standing joke * standing order * standing ovation * standing seam * standing waveAntonyms
* (stagnant) moving, working (committees )Noun
(en noun)- a member of long standing
- I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon.
- I think in deep mire, where there is no standing . — Psalms lxix. 2.
- "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
- "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing , and waste."
- He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.
