definition of
brilliance

[1] #1 brilliance n. [glare, blaze] a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight". wn

[2] #2 brilliance n. [magnificence, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness] the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his 'Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginat. wn

[3] #3 brilliance n. [genius] unusual mental ability. wn