Scintillating vs Brilliant - What's the difference?
scintillating | brilliant |
That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.
* 1994 , (Edward St Aubyn), Bad News , Picador 2006, p. 147:
* 2012 , (The Economist), 13 Oct 2012,
Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
* 1864 , (Edgar Allen Poe),
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, title= 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.
As adjectives the difference between scintillating and brilliant
is that scintillating is that scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling while brilliant is shining brightly.As a verb scintillating
is present participle of lang=en.As a noun brilliant is
a finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, having many facets.scintillating
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- On the scintillating water yellow and blue boats bobbed up and down.
Obituary: Nguyen Chi Thien, citing (Nguyen Chi Thien)
- They sank me into the ocean / Wishing me to remain in the depths. / I became a deep sea diver / And came up covered with scintillating pearls.
- Her sketches and tales may be said to be cleverly written. They are lively, easy, conventional, scintillating with a species of sarcastic wit, which might be termed good were it in any respect original.
Southampton 1-2 Man Utd, passage=The hosts maintained their discipline and shape, even threatening to grab a second goal on the break - left-back Dan Harding made a scintillating run, skipping past a few challenges before prodding a right-footed shot that did not match his build-up. }}
brilliant
English
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.