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brilliantly

/ˈbrɪliəntli/adverb

उच्चारण ब्रिलिअन्ट्ली

शानदार ढंग से, बहुत बढ़िया तरीके से

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    extremely well; with great skill

    शानदार ढंग से, बहुत बढ़िया तरीके से

    • Radhika performed brilliantly in the interview.
    • The plan worked brilliantly.
    • The young batter played brilliantly against the best bowlers.
    + 2 more examples
    • He answered every question brilliantly.
    • The students performed brilliantly in the science fair.

    Synonyms superbly excellently wonderfully skilfully

    Opposite badly poorly

  2. 2

    very brightly

    चमचमाते हुए, बहुत चमकदार ढंग से

    • a brilliantly lit room
    • The sun shone brilliantly.
    • The stars shone brilliantly in the clear night sky.
    + 2 more examples
    • The hall was brilliantly lit for the festival.
    • Diwali lamps glowed brilliantly along the street.

    Synonyms brightly vividly dazzlingly

    Opposite dimly dully

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

brilliantly + verb / verb + brilliantly

Brilliantly shows that something is done with great skill, or that something shines very brightly.

'Brilliantly' दिखाता है कि कोई काम बहुत कुशलता से किया गया या कोई चीज़ बहुत तेज़ चमकी।

  • She played brilliantly in the final.
  • The stars shone brilliantly over the desert.

brilliantly + adjective

It can strengthen an adjective such as clever, simple, funny or lit.

यह clever, simple, funny या lit जैसे adjective को और प्रभावी बनाता है।

  • The plan was brilliantly simple.
  • The hall was brilliantly lit.

brilliantly + past participle

It combines with participles to praise work that has been done well.

यह participle के साथ मिलकर अच्छे ढंग से किए गए काम की प्रशंसा करता है।

  • The film is brilliantly directed.
  • The story is brilliantly told.

brilliant vs brilliantly

Brilliant is the adjective and describes a noun; brilliantly is the adverb and describes an action.

'Brilliant' adjective है जो noun का वर्णन करता है; 'brilliantly' adverb है जो क्रिया का वर्णन करता है।

  • She is a brilliant student who answered brilliantly.
+Collocations 4

verb + brilliantly

performplayshineworkbowl

  • The new spinner bowled brilliantly on a turning pitch.

brilliantly + adjective

cleverfunnylitcolouredwritten

  • The book is brilliantly written.

brilliantly + participle

executeddirecteddesignedtimedorganised

  • The event was brilliantly organised by the students.

adverb strengtheners

absolutely brilliantlyquite brilliantlysimply brilliantlyso brilliantlymost brilliantly

  • The team worked quite brilliantly under pressure.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika answered every question brilliantly in the interview.

राधिका ने interview में हर प्रश्न का शानदार ढंग से उत्तर दिया।

  • The diamond sparkled brilliantly under the lights.

हीरा रोशनी में शानदार ढंग से चमका।

  • The captain brilliantly led his team to a narrow win.

कप्तान ने शानदार ढंग से टीम को कड़े मुक़ाबले में जीत दिलाई।

  • The experiment worked brilliantly on the first attempt.

प्रयोग पहली ही कोशिश में शानदार ढंग से सफल रहा।

  • The play was brilliantly acted by the school students.

विद्यालय के विद्यार्थियों ने नाटक में शानदार अभिनय किया।

  • The two friends brilliantly solved the puzzle in under a minute.

दोनों मित्रों ने पहेली को एक मिनट से भी कम समय में शानदार ढंग से हल कर दिया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She sang brilliant at the annual function.

✓ She sang brilliantly at the annual function.

An adverb is needed to describe how a verb is done.

क्रिया कैसे की गई, यह बताने के लिए adverb चाहिए।

✗ He is a brilliantly student.

✓ He is a brilliant student.

A noun is described by an adjective, not an adverb.

Noun का वर्णन adjective करता है, adverb नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adverbs all praise how well something was done, but differ in strength.

ये सभी adverb किसी काम के अच्छे होने की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर उनकी तीव्रता अलग है।

brilliantly

Very well indeed, with great skill or cleverness; also very brightly.

बहुत ही अच्छे ढंग से, महान कौशल या चतुराई के साथ; बहुत तेज़ चमक के साथ भी।

  • She argued her case brilliantly.

splendidly

In a grand or excellent way, with a sense of richness or impressive quality.

भव्य या उत्कृष्ट ढंग से, समृद्धि या प्रभावशाली गुण के भाव के साथ।

  • The hall was splendidly decorated.

well

The plain, general word for doing something in a good way.

किसी काम को अच्छे ढंग से करने के लिए सरल, सामान्य शब्द।

  • She answered the question well.
◇Word family
brilliant adjectivebrilliance noun