NaBloPoMo "B"

B is for Brilliant



Have you ever noticed how many meanings the word "brilliant" has?

• Super smart
  "That Ronnie has an impressive mind. She's brilliant."


• Shiny
  "The jewels on her Krewe Queen crown are brilliant."


• Richly colorful
  "She's partial to footwear that is rather brilliant."


• Exceptionally good
  "Her blog posts are brilliant."


• Decidedly un-brilliant
  "Oh, that's just brilliant." (Hmm. That sounds awfully familiar. Sarcastic? Moi? Never!)


• One method of cutting a diamond
  brilliant cut

Those are all pretty useful. But the meaning I intend to nurture in my own vocabulary is from Irish slang. According to this amazing—uh, brilliant dictionary, in Ireland it means "great" or "best," and from what I've read (and if a certain series of Guiness commercials can be believed), the Irish apply the word to just about everything.

I have less than six months to get in the habit.


Brilliant!