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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
brilliance
noun
1: great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" [syn: {glare}, {blaze}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {splendor}, {splendour}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]
3: unusual mental ability [syn: {genius}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
190 Moby Thesaurus words for "brilliance": Babylonian splendor, Technicolor, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, aura, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light, blinding light, braininess, bravura, bright color, bright light, brightness, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light, capability, capacity, charisma, clear thinking, cleverness, color, colorfulness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, dazzle, dazzling light, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, effulgence, elaborateness, elegance, envelope, esprit, expertise, facetiousness, facility, finesse, flair, flamboyance, flood of light, fulgor, funniness, gaiety, genius, giftedness, gifts, glamour, glare, glaring light, glitter, gloriousness, glory, gorgeousness, grace, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, grip, halo, handiness, heavenliness, horsemanship, humorousness, illustriousness, imposingness, impressiveness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, intensity, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen-wittedness, keenness, know-how, lavishness, light, luster, luxuriousness, luxury, magic, magnificence, majesty, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, mental alertness, mercurial mind, mystique, native cleverness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nimbus, nobility, nous, numinousness, pleasantry, plushness, poshness, practical ability, precocity, proficiency, proudness, prowess, pungency, pure color, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, radiance, radiancy, radiant splendor, ravishingness, readiness, ready wit, refulgence, refulgency, resource, resourcefulness, resplendence, resplendency, richness, ritziness, sagacity, saltiness, saturation, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, skill, skillfulness, smartness, smarts, sparkle, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendor, splendorousness, splendrousness, sprightly wit, state, stateliness, streaming light, style, sublimity, sumptuousness, tact, tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, vividness, wit, wittiness, wizardry, workmanship
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