Brillancy

Brillancy
Brillancy Bril"lan*cy, n. [See {Brilliant}.] The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense. [1913 Webster]

With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]


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