- brilliance (n.)
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[brilliance 词源字典] - 1755, from brilliant + -ance. Figurative sense (of wit, intelligence, etc.) is from 1779. Distinguished from brilliancy in that the latter usually is applied to things measurable in degrees.[brilliance etymology, brilliance origin, 英语词源]