Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #207 of 1319

brilliant (adj.)

extremely clever or bright

Examples

  • A brilliant idea.

Key rules

  • Brilliant means extremely clever or bright
  • Brilliant is also used for very good: a brilliant idea

Common mistakes

  • It was a brilliantly idea → It was a brilliant idea

Use cases

  • Praising people
  • Describing ideas
  • Reviewing films
💡 Tip: Brilliant is informal praise in British English.
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