different between transcendent vs brilliant

English

Etymology

From transcend +? -ent, or borrowed from Latin tr?nscend?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)?s?nd?nt/

Adjective

transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)

1. surpassing usual limits
2. supreme in excellence
3. beyond the range of usual perception
4. free from constraints of the material world

Related terms

Noun

transcendent (plural transcendents)

1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tr?nscend?ns. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tr?n.s?n?d?nt/
• Hyphenation: trans?cen?dent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

transcendent (not comparable)

1. (mathematic) transcendental, not algebraic

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???.s??d/

Verb

transcendent

1. third-person plural present indicative of transcender
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tran?sken.dent/, [t??ä???s?k?n?d??n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tran??en.dent/, [t???n?????n?d??n?t?]

Verb

tr?nscendent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of tr?nscend?

Romanian

Etymology

From French transcendant, from Latin transcendens.

Adjective

transcendent m or n (feminine singular transcendent?, masculine plural transcenden?i, feminine and neuter plural transcendente)

1. transcendent

Declension

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