Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to brilliant
Participle: brillianted
Gerund: brillianting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | brilliant |
| you | brilliant |
| he;she;it | brilliants |
| we | brilliant |
| you | brilliant |
| they | brilliant |
Perfect
| I | have brillianted |
| you | have brillianted |
| he;she;it | has brillianted |
| we | have brillianted |
| you | have brillianted |
| they | have brillianted |
Past
| I | brillianted |
| you | brillianted |
| he;she;it | brillianted |
| we | brillianted |
| you | brillianted |
| they | brillianted |
Pluperfect
| I | had brillianted |
| you | had brillianted |
| he;she;it | had brillianted |
| we | had brillianted |
| you | had brillianted |
| they | had brillianted |
Future
| I | will brilliant |
| you | will brilliant |
| he;she;it | will brilliant |
| we | will brilliant |
| you | will brilliant |
| they | will brilliant |
Future Perfect
| I | will have brillianted |
| you | will have brillianted |
| he;she;it | will have brillianted |
| we | will have brillianted |
| you | will have brillianted |
| they | will have brillianted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | brilliant |
| you | brilliant |
| he;she;it | brilliant |
| we | brilliant |
| you | brilliant |
| they | brilliant |
Perfect
| I | have brillianted |
| you | have brillianted |
| he;she;it | have brillianted |
| we | have brillianted |
| you | have brillianted |
| they | have brillianted |
Imperfect
| I | brillianted |
| you | brillianted |
| he;she;it | brillianted |
| we | brillianted |
| you | brillianted |
| they | brillianted |
Pluperfect
| I | had brillianted |
| you | had brillianted |
| he;she;it | had brillianted |
| we | had brillianted |
| you | had brillianted |
| they | had brillianted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would brilliant |
| you | would brilliant |
| he;she;it | would brilliant |
| we | would brilliant |
| you | would brilliant |
| they | would brilliant |
Perfect
| I | would have brillianted |
| you | would have brillianted |
| he;she;it | would have brillianted |
| we | would have brillianted |
| you | would have brillianted |
| they | would have brillianted |
Imperative
| you | brilliant |
| we | Let's brilliant |
| you | brilliant |
Verbs conjugated like 'brilliant'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'brilliant'
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Dravidian *weḷ
3. Proto-Dravidian *ūr
4. Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr
5. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-
6. Proto-Indo-European *-kos
7. Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas
8. Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas
9. Sanskrit -इक (-ika)
10. Prakrit -इय (-iya)
11. Prakrit वेरुलिअ (vērulia)bor.
12. Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos)bor.
13. Latin bēryllusder.
14. Italian brillarebor.
15. French briller
16. French brillantbor.
17. English brilliant
18. Borrowed from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). By surface analysis, French brill(er) + -i- + -ant. See: Italian '
brillare'.
Sample Sentences
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In short, the diamond owed more to being brillianted and polished, and well set, than to any intrinsic worth or solidity. [1851, The Western Literary Messenger, page 256:]