a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; a glare of sunlight

[ Syn: glare , blaze ]

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; for magnificence and personal service there is the Queens hotel; his `Hamlet lacks the brilliance that one expects; it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor; an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art; advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products

[ Syn: magnificence , splendor , splendour , grandeur , grandness ]

unusual mental ability

[ Syn: genius ]