See brilliant in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:
beamy, bright, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny. See lightExtemely bright:
glaring, glary. See lightMarked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor:
glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, splendid, splendorous. See beautifulIndicative of future success or full of promise:
auspicious, benign, bright, fair, favorable, fortunate, good, propitious. See luckHaving or showing intelligence, often of a high order:
intellectual, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable. (Informal) brainy. See ability
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