o B very intelligent or skilful (ft:        a brilliant young scientist — fv 7 % M (ft W ^¥14

¥          0 She has one of the most brilliant minds in the

country.        <> o note at intelli­gent 4 (of light or colours     very bright BJ^

(ft; If ffe (ft: brilliant sunshine BJJ #® (ft        0 brilliant

blue eyes lE£ft II If o note at bright 5 (BrE, informal) very good; excellent tit (ft ; & i±S (ft :           ‘How was it?’

‘Brilliant!’     ” “#$£7l ” 0 Thanks. You’ve

been brilliant (= very helpful). ^ ff 0     ft 7 „

c> note at great ► bril liance /'brilians/ noun [U] bril li ant ly adv.:            The plan worked brilliantly, if

MM i-ftMMo 0 It was brilliantly sunny. brilliantine /'briliantiin/ noun [U] oil used in the past to make men’s hair shiny ( IBN" ) brim /brim/ noun, verb

m noun 1 the top edge of a cup, bowl, glass, etc. ( If, #g¥(ft ) q, : two wine glasses, filled to the brim MHffl-$t£ft'®lf 2 the flat edge around the bottom of a hat that sticks out HH —picture o hat 3 -brimmed (in adjectives J® & i^) having ^the type of brim mentioned   • • • i& (ft: a wide-brimmed hat j®#1 II

« verb ( mm-) [V] ~ (with sth) to be full of sth; to fill sth ( f£ ) li'it: Her eyes brimmed with tears.

SJIo d Tears brimmed in her eyes.           0 The

team were brimming with confidence before the game. iM IJ!1;W ,brim 'over (with sth) (of a cup, container, etc. If, #H^f) to be so full of a liquid that it flows over the edge !§$!( •• •); ft M HT1 overflow :          (figurative) Her heart was brimming over

with happiness.

SYNONYMS

bright

brilliant ♦ fluorescent ♦ luminous ♦ vivid ♦ vibrant

All these words describe things that are shining or full of light or colours that are strong and easy to see.

bright full of light; shining strongly; (of colours) strong and easy to see IfHIJW: a bright yellow dress

brilliant very bright BJIEift, If ffe(ft: The sky was a brilliant blue.

fluorescent producing bright light by using some forms of radiation; appearing very bright when light shines on it; that can be seen in the dark (ft,      £IE(ft: fluorescent lighting

o cyclists wearing fluorescent yellow armbands

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luminous shining in the dark; very bright or too bright       , lf5S67 $PS(ft: luminous

hands on a clock         It

vivid (approving) (of colours) bright and strong fH

(         ) *iW,          llSlft: Hiseyeswerea

vivid green.         (ft Bit Bit ft

vibrant (approving) (of colours) bright and strong jf

( Mfe ) «(ft, 'Ifffelft,    The room was

decorated in vibrant blues and greens. Mfe fa] Wlf ffi

VIVID OR VIBRANT? vivid vibrant ?

These two words are very similar, but vivid emphasizes how bright a colour is, while vibrant suggests a more lively and exciting colour or combination of colours. {& vivid

m vibrant

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                 bright/brilliant/fluorescent light

■                 bright/brilliant sunlight/sunshine m bright/brilliant/luminous eyes

bright/brilliant/vivid/vibrant colours