Brilliant vs. Ingenious

Brilliant and Ingenious Definitions
Brilliant
Full of light; shining.
Ingenious
Having great inventive skill and imagination
An ingenious negotiator.
Brilliant
Relating to or being a hue that has a combination of high lightness and strong saturation.
Ingenious
Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness
An ingenious solution to the problem.
Brilliant
Sharp and clear in tone
A recording with brilliant sound.
Ingenious
(Obsolete) Having genius; brilliant.
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Brilliant
Glorious; magnificent
The brilliant court life at Versailles.
Ingenious
Of a person: Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
Brilliant
Superb; wonderful
The soloist gave a brilliant performance.
Ingenious
Of a thing: characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
That is an ingenious model of the atom.
Brilliant
Having or showing unusual and impressive intelligence
A brilliant mind.
A brilliant solution to the problem.
Ingenious
Showing originality or sagacity; witty.
He sent me an ingenious reply to an email.
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Brilliant
A precious gem, especially a diamond, finely cut in any of various forms with numerous facets.
Ingenious
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.
A man . . . very wise and ingenious in feats of war.
Thou, king, send outFor torturers ingenious.
The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to trouble themselves.
Brilliant
Shining brightly.
The brilliant lights along the promenade
Ingenious
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.
Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill.
Brilliant
(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.
Butterflies with brilliant blue wings
Ingenious
Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.
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Brilliant
(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone
Ingenious
Mental; intellectual.
A course of learning and ingenious studies.
Brilliant
(British) Of surpassing excellence.
The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.
Ingenious
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action;
An imaginative use of material
The invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman
An ingenious device
Had an inventive turn of mind
Inventive ceramics
Brilliant
(British) Magnificent or wonderful.
Ingenious
Skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;
Cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician
Came up with a clever story
An ingenious press agent
An ingenious scheme
Brilliant
Highly intelligent.
She is a brilliant scientist.
Ingenious
Showing inventiveness and skill;
A clever gadget
The cunning maneuvers leading to his success
An ingenious solution to the problem
Brilliant
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.
Brilliant
The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
Brilliant
Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.
Brilliant
A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
Brilliant
Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
Brilliant
Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.
Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits.
Brilliant
Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished accomplishment in a field; - as, a brilliant chemist.
Brilliant
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.
Brilliant
The smallest size of type used in England printing.
Brilliant
A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.
Brilliant
Of surpassing excellence;
A brilliant performance
A superb actor
Brilliant
Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;
Some men dislike brainy women
A brilliant mind
A brilliant solution to the problem
Brilliant
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
Brilliant
Having striking color;
Bright greens
Brilliant tapestries
A bird with vivid plumage
Brilliant
Full of light; shining intensely;
A brilliant star
Brilliant chandeliers
Brilliant
Clear and sharp and ringing;
The bright sound of the trumpet section
The brilliant sound of the trumpets