How do you use Brilliancy in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like luster or lustre, plus the exact meaning.
Brilliancy in a sentence
Brilliancy meaning
- A shining quality; brilliance.
- An act of being brilliant.
- A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
Synonyms of Brilliancy
Using Brilliancy
- The main meaning on this page is: A shining quality; brilliance. | An act of being brilliant. | A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
- Useful related words include: luster, lustre, splendor, splendour.
Context around Brilliancy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brilliancy
- In this selection, "brilliancy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marked stand out and add context to how "brilliancy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the brilliancy and efficiency and to his brilliancy of wit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brilliancy" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brilliancy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His early studies were made with marked brilliancy at the University of Padua where, in 1627, he earned a doctorate in canon and civil law. (25 words)
All these things are occasionally true, but they are trifles in comparison to the wealth of character he portrayed, to his brilliancy of wit, and to the resourcefulness of his technique. (31 words)
Classical heroes seeAlso A classical hero is considered to be a "warrior who lives and dies in the pursuit of honor" and asserts his or her greatness by "the brilliancy and efficiency with which they kill". (36 words)
Classical heroes seeAlso A classical hero is considered to be a "warrior who lives and dies in the pursuit of honor" and asserts his or her greatness by "the brilliancy and efficiency with which they kill". (36 words)
All these things are occasionally true, but they are trifles in comparison to the wealth of character he portrayed, to his brilliancy of wit, and to the resourcefulness of his technique. (31 words)
His early studies were made with marked brilliancy at the University of Padua where, in 1627, he earned a doctorate in canon and civil law. (25 words)
Example sentences (3)
All these things are occasionally true, but they are trifles in comparison to the wealth of character he portrayed, to his brilliancy of wit, and to the resourcefulness of his technique.
Classical heroes seeAlso A classical hero is considered to be a "warrior who lives and dies in the pursuit of honor" and asserts his or her greatness by "the brilliancy and efficiency with which they kill".
His early studies were made with marked brilliancy at the University of Padua where, in 1627, he earned a doctorate in canon and civil law.