English → Latin
“brilliant” in Latin
splendidussplendid, bright, glittering; distinguished, noble, illustrioussplendeōto shine, glitter, gleam, glisten; to be bright; to be bright, distinguished or illustriousfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to niteōto be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten; to be sleek or in good condition; to look flourishing or tnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome, beautiful, good-looking; healthy-looking, well conditionedmicōto vibrate, quiver; to twinkle, glitter, flash, gleam, beam, shine, to be bright; to trembleillūstrisbright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous, prominentmagnificusgreat, noble, distinguished, eminent, august; splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificentēminentiaprominence, protuberance; eminence, excellence
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
brilliant
splendidus (PROP. and IMPROP.): splendens: fulgens: nitens: nitidus [SYN. in BRIGHT]: micans (glitteringly bright): illustris: magnificus (IMPROP., the latter referring more to the real nature of the thing). The brilliant passages in a poem, eminentia ium (Quint.): brilliant achiavements, magnificae res gestae: facta splendida. To gain a brilliant victory, magnifice vincere. A brilliant reputation, nomen illustre.
brilliant s.
*adamas quadratis areolis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for brilliant?
- The usual Latin words for “brilliant” are splendidus, splendeō, fulgeō; also niteō, nitidus, micō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.