brilliance

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about brilliance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.

   a glare of sunlight

2. The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand.

   for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel

3. Unusual mental ability.