Brilliance
Brilliance noun - The quality or state of having or giving off light.
Merit and brilliance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Brilliance".
Merit
Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.
Brilliance and merit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brilliance" instead a noun "Merit".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| individual | individual brilliance | individual merit |
| musical | musical brilliance | musical merit |
| pure | pure brilliance | pure merit |
| equal | equal brilliance | equal merit |
| Other adjectives: true, relative, legal, sheer, obvious, actual, intellectual, real, great, little, artistic, major, military, greater, scientific, literary, strategic, technical, journalistic, comedic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Evaluated on their comedic brilliance, innovative animation, historical significance, and creative merit, cartoon historian Jerry Beck and the Cartoon Brew team of animation experts reveal the amusing anecdotes and secret origins behind such classics as What's Opera, Doc?
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