brillante

Asturian

Etymology

From brillar +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʎante/, [bɾiˈʎãn̪.t̪e]

Adjective

brillante (epicene, plural brillantes)

1. brilliant, shining, glowing

   Synonyms: brillosu, rellumante, rescamplante

Danish

Adjective

brillante

1. inflection of brillant:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

brillante

1. feminine singular of brillant

Galician

Alternative forms

• brilhante (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɟante/ [bɾiˈɟan̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: bri‧llan‧te

Adjective

brillante m or f (plural brillantes)

1. brilliant

Derived terms

• brillantemente
• brillantez

 

Related terms

• brillar

Further reading

• “brillante”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

brillante

1. inflection of brillant:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Participle

brillante

1. present participle of brillar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brilˈlan.te/

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: bril‧làn‧te

Adjective

brillante (plural brillanti, superlative brillantissimo)

1. bright, brilliant

Noun

brillante m (plural brillanti)

1. a diamond

   Synonym: diamante

Participle

brillante (plural brillanti)

1. present participle of brillare

Related terms

• brillantemente
• brillantezza
• brillanza
• brillare

Descendants

• → Maltese: brillanti, brillant

Norman

Adjective

brillante

1. feminine singular of brillant

Spanish

Etymology

From brillar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʝante/ [bɾiˈʝãn̪.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bɾiˈʝante/ [bɾiˈʝãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /bɾiˈʎante/ [bɾiˈʎãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bɾiˈʃante/ [bɾiˈʃãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bɾiˈʒante/ [bɾiˈʒãn̪.t̪e]

• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bri‧llan‧te

Adjective

brillante m or f (masculine and feminine plural brillantes)

1. bright, brilliant, lustrous, shiny, glowing, sparkly, glittering, glossy

   Synonyms: deslumbrante, luminoso, lustroso, radiante, reluciente, resplandeciente

2. excellent, outstanding, exemplary, scintillating

   Synonyms: distinguido, espléndido, excelente, fenomenal, ilustre, sobresaliente

Noun

brillante m (plural brillantes)

1. diamond

   Synonyms: diamante, gema, joya

   Bien, tal vez finalmente le comprará ese brillante ahora que de hecho tiene dinero.

   Well, perhaps he'll finally buy you that diamond now that he actually has money.

Derived terms

• abrillantar
• brillantemente
• brillantez

 

Related terms

• brillar
• brillo
• brilloso

 

Further reading

• “brillante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10