Brilliant vs Colorful - What's the difference?
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Brilliant is a related term of colorful. As adjectives the difference between brilliant and colorful is that brilliant is shining brightly while colorful is possessing]] prominent and varied [[colour|colors. As a noun brilliant is a finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets.
brilliant English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Shining brightly.
- the brilliant lights along the promenade
(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.
- butterflies with brilliant blue wings
(of a voice or sound) having a sharp, clear tone
Of surpassing excellence.
- The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant .
Magnificent or wonderful.
Highly intelligent.
- She is a brilliant scientist.
Synonyms
* (shining brightly) glittering, shining
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* (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 also
Related terms
* brilliance
* brilliantine
* brilliantness
Noun
( en noun)
A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets.
* Alexander Pope
- This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.
* 1891 , Arthur Conan Doyle, A Case of Identity
- “And the ring?” I asked, glancing at a remarkable brilliant which sparkled upon his finger.
(printing) A small size of type.
A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
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colorful English
Alternative forms
* colourful (Commonwealth English)
Adjective
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Possessing]] prominent and varied [[colour, colors.
* 1895 , The Annual of the British School at Athens
- It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs.
Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
* {{quote-book, year=1895, author=H. Walter Staner and Henry Sturmey, title=The Autocar,
passage=One of the most colourful' people in motor racing, he writes in a ' colourful manner.}}
(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language ).
* 2002 , news.bbc.co.uk
- Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.
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