brilliant

[ˈbrɪliənt]

Definition:
1. Extremely clever or impressive.
2. Very successful.
3. Having striking color.

Use 'brilliant' in a sentence:

• 1. Here was the germ of a brilliant idea.
• 2. The sky was a brilliant blue.
• 3. "Oh, it was brilliant," he gushes.
• 4. We had a brilliant weekend.
• 5. The game started in brilliant sunshine but during halftime fog closed in.
• 6. That's another brilliant idea down the pan.
• 7. Jackie was running around with all these brilliant people.
• 8. He is said to have been a brilliant scholar.
• 9. She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.
• 10. He was the most brilliant adman that any of us knew.
• 11. You can expect her progress at school to be gradual rather than brilliant.
• 12. The woman had brilliant green eyes.
• 13. I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
• 14. She told me she'd had a brilliant idea.
• 15. We put it on and everybody said 'Oh it's a brilliant production'.
• 16. I was captivated by her brilliant mind.
• 17. He scored with a brilliant 25-yard drive.
• 18. He's an absolutely brilliant cook.
• 19. He was a brilliant musician.
• 20. The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money.
• 21. She could have been a brilliant pianist if she'd put her mind to it.
• 22. If you get a chance to see the show, do go — it's brilliant.
• 23. It was 250 million times more brilliant than the Sun.
• 24. She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.
• 25. Not brilliant, Robyn, but I'll give you ten out of ten for effort.
• 26. The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets.
• 27. Joan is a brilliant conversationalist.
• 28. My sister's given me this brilliant book.
• 29. The event was held in brilliant sunshine.
• 30. I was captured by his brilliant salesmanship.
• 31. The play was a brilliant success.
• 32. The review is a brilliant piece of writing.
• 33. She had a brilliant mind.
• 34. His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.
• 35. In the end, his brilliant legal footwork paid off.
• 36. The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast.
• 37. He was also a brilliant propagandist for free trade.
• 38. He is a terrific athlete and a brilliant jumper.
• 39. Her nails were varnished a brilliant shade of red.
• 40. The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.
• 41. Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions.
• 42. His form this season has been brilliant.
• 43. She was a brilliant public speaker.
• 44. He's a brilliant young scientist.
• 45. Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college.