Definition of BRILLIANCY

brilliancy

Plural: brilliancies

Noun

  • a quality that outshines the usual
  • A shining quality; brilliance.
  • An act of being brilliant.
  • A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.

Examples

  • His brilliancy lay in combining old concepts from far-flung fields into a new idea.

Origin / Etymology

From brilliant + -ancy; attested earlier than brilliance. Compare French brillance.

Scrabble Score: 17

brilliancy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
brilliancy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brilliancy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

brilliancy: valid Words With Friends Word