how to pronounce brilliant

/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/

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brilliant is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of brilliant in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to come up with brilliant new ideas to …”

meaning of brilliant

Brilliant means very bright, shining, or dazzling.

brilliant frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word brilliant occurs in english on average 35 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.