Brilliant vs. Ingenious — What's the Difference?

Full of light; shining.

Having great inventive skill and imagination

Relating to or being a hue that has a combination of high lightness and strong saturation.

Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness

Sharp and clear in tone

(Obsolete) Having genius; brilliant.

Glorious; magnificent

Of a person: Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.

Superb; wonderful

Of a thing: characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.

Having or showing unusual and impressive intelligence

Showing originality or sagacity; witty.

A precious gem, especially a diamond, finely cut in any of various forms with numerous facets.

Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.

Shining brightly.

Proceeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.

(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.

Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.

(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone

Mental; intellectual.

(British) Of surpassing excellence.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action;

(British) Magnificent or wonderful.

Skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;

Highly intelligent.

Showing inventiveness and skill;

A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.

The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.

A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.

Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.

Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished accomplishment in a field; - as, a brilliant chemist.

A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.

The smallest size of type used in England printing.

A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

Of surpassing excellence;

Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;

Characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;

Having striking color;

Full of light; shining intensely;

Clear and sharp and ringing;