Brilliantly
adv.capable, joyfulwarm
Meaning 1
With exceptional intelligence, skill, or success.
Reach for it when giving strong praise to how an action or performance was carried out
The understudy performed brilliantly after only one full rehearsal.
Choose between these
5- playful
the effect is showy and overwhelming
not when restrained excellence is the intended praise
- warm
grace or emotional effect leads
not when the achievement is smart rather than aesthetically pleasing
- professional
technical command is what made the result strong
not when creative surprise or emotional impact matters more
- professional
a clever method produces the success
not when performance skill rather than invention is praised
- formal
accomplished quality deserves emphatic praise
not when intelligence rather than execution is the special feature
Meaning 2
With intense light or vivid color.
Reach for it when describing something that shines or appears with striking brightness
The restored tiles shone brilliantly beneath the skylight.
Choose between these
2Said against
3- poorly
- clumsily
- dimly
It naturally appears in
3- work brilliantly
The simple latch can work brilliantly when kept clean.
- perform brilliantly
The quartet continued to perform brilliantly despite the cramped stage.
- shine brilliantly
Copper panels shine brilliantly after the morning rain.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, Adverb sense 2: exceptionally well opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- Wiktionary, Adverb sense 1: with brilliance opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.