brilliant vs superlative

brilliant

adj
  • Of surpassing excellence. 

  • Highly intelligent. 

  • Magnificent or wonderful. 

  • Both bright and saturated. 

  • Shining brightly. 

  • Having a sharp, clear tone. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa. 

  • A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving. 

superlative

adj
  • Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb. 

  • Of or relating to a superlative. 

noun
  • The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something. 

  • An adjective used to praise something exceptional. 

  • The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it. 

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