Brilliant vs. Marvellous

Brilliantadjective

Shining brightly.

‘the brilliant lights along the promenade’;

Marvellousadjective

(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

‘I went to a marvellous party last week.’;

Brilliantadjective

(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.

‘butterflies with brilliant blue wings’;

Marvellous

Marvelous.

Brilliantadjective

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

Marvellousadjective

extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers;

‘a fantastic trip to the Orient’; ‘the film was fantastic!’; ‘a howling success’; ‘a marvelous collection of rare books’; ‘had a rattling conversation about politics’; ‘a tremendous achievement’;

Brilliantadjective

Of surpassing excellence.

‘The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.’;

Marvellousadjective

being or having the character of a miracle

Brilliantadjective

Magnificent or wonderful.

Marvellousadjective

too improbable to admit of belief;

‘a tall story’;

Brilliantadjective

Highly intelligent.

‘She is a brilliant scientist.’;

Marvellousadjective

causing great wonder; extraordinary

‘these marvellous technological toys are fun to play with’;

Brilliantnoun

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.

Marvellousadjective

extremely good or pleasing; splendid

‘you have done a marvellous job’;

Brilliantnoun

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

Marvellous

Marvellous is a British drama television film that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 25 September 2014. The 90-minute film, directed by Julian Farino and written by Peter Bowker, is about the life of Neil Baldwin, from Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.In the 1990s Baldwin, now an honorary graduate of Keele University, was appointed as Stoke City Football Club's kit-man by its manager Lou Macari.

Brilliantnoun

Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.

Brilliantnoun

A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

Brilliantadjective

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

Brilliantadjective

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

‘Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits.’;

Brilliantadjective

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

Brilliantnoun

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.

‘This snuffbox - on the hinge see brilliants shine.’;

Brilliantnoun

The smallest size of type used in England printing.

Brilliantnoun

A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

Brilliantadjective

of surpassing excellence;

‘a brilliant performance’; ‘a superb actor’;

Brilliantadjective

having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;

‘some men dislike brainy women’; ‘a brilliant mind’; ‘a brilliant solution to the problem’;

Brilliantadjective

characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;

‘the brilliant court life at Versailles’; ‘a glorious work of art’; ‘magnificent cathedrals’; ‘the splendid coronation ceremony’;

Brilliantadjective

having striking color;

‘bright greens’; ‘brilliant tapestries’; ‘a bird with vivid plumage’;

Brilliantadjective

full of light; shining intensely;

‘a brilliant star’; ‘brilliant chandeliers’;

Brilliantadjective

clear and sharp and ringing;

‘the bright sound of the trumpet section’; ‘the brilliant sound of the trumpets’;