different between brilliant vs beryl

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (b?rullos, “beryl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??lj?nt/

Adjective

brilliant (comparative more brilliant, superlative most brilliant)

1. Shining brightly.

   the brilliant lights along the promenade

2. (of a colour) Both bright and saturated.

   butterflies with brilliant blue wings

3. (of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone
4. (Britain) Of surpassing excellence.

   The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.

5. (Britain) Magnificent or wonderful.
6. Highly intelligent.

   She is a brilliant scientist.

Synonyms

• (shining brightly): glittering, shining
• (of a colour: both light and saturated):
• (of a voice or sound: having a sharp, clear tone):
• (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 also Thesaurus:intelligent

Related terms

• brilliance
• brilliantine
• brilliantly
• brilliantness
• beryl (possibly)
• beryllium (possibly)

Translations

Noun

brilliant (countable and uncountable, plural brilliants)

1. A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.
   • 1717, Alexander Pope, The Basset-Table

     This snuffbox — on the hinge see brilliants shine.
3. (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
4. Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.
5. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

Descendants

• (small type size): (German) Brillant

Translations

Further reading

• brilliant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• brilliant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• brilliant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

French brillant.

Noun

brilliant

1. brilliant.

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

English

Etymology

From Old French beril, from Latin b?rillus, b?ryllus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (b?rullos, “beryl”), from Prakrit ???????? (viral?yate), from Sanskrit ??????? (vai??rya), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b???l/
• Rhymes: -?r?l

Noun

beryl (countable and uncountable, plural beryls)

1. (uncountable, mineralogy) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone.
2. (countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.

   The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color.

3. (uncountable) A dull blueish green colour.

Translations

Adjective

beryl (not comparable)

1. Of a dull bluish green colour.

Translations

Derived terms

• beryllium
• beryllium oxide
• chrysoberyl

Related terms

• chrysoprase
• brilliant

See also

• (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, dark blue, Dodger blue, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric-blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, light blue, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre ^{(Category: en:Blues)}
• aquamarine
• emerald
• heliodor
• Madagascar aquamarine
• morganite

Anagrams

• Byler

Cornish

Noun

beryl

1. Soft mutation of peryl.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?r?l]
• Rhymes: -?r?l

Noun

beryl m

1. beryl

Derived terms

• berylový

Further reading

• beryl in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• beryl in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

beryl c (singular definite beryllen, plural indefinite beryller)

1. beryl (the mineral and examples of the mineral)

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be?ril/
• Hyphenation: be?ryl
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

beryl n (uncountable)

1. Superseded spelling of beril.

Noun

beryl m (plural beryllen)

1. Superseded spelling of beril.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?.r?l/

Noun

beryl m inan

1. beryllium (chemical element)

Declension

Further reading

• beryl in Polish dictionaries at PWN