The difference between Brilliant and Distinctive

When used as nouns, brilliant means a finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone, whereas distinctive means a distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing.

When used as adjectives, brilliant means shining brightly, whereas distinctive means distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Brilliant and Distinctive

  1. Brilliant as an adjective:

    Shining brightly.

    Examples:

    "the brilliant lights along the promenade"

  2. Brilliant as an adjective (of a colour):

    Both bright and saturated.

    Examples:

    "butterflies with brilliant blue wings"

  3. Brilliant as an adjective (of a voice or sound):

    having a sharp, clear tone

  4. Brilliant as an adjective:

    Of surpassing excellence.

    Examples:

    "The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant."

  5. Brilliant as an adjective:

    Magnificent or wonderful.

  6. Brilliant as an adjective:

    Highly intelligent.

    Examples:

    "She is a brilliant scientist."

  1. Brilliant as a noun:

    A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.

  2. Brilliant as a noun (uncountable, printing, dated):

    The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

  3. Brilliant as a noun:

    Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.

  4. Brilliant as a noun:

    A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

  1. Distinctive as an adjective:

    Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

    Examples:

    "a product in distinctive packaging"

  2. Distinctive as an adjective (rare):

    Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.

  3. Distinctive as an adjective:

    Characteristic, typical.

    Examples:

    "his distinctive bass voice"

  4. Distinctive as an adjective (rare):

    Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.

  5. Distinctive as an adjective (Hebrew, _, grammar, of accents):

    Used to separate clauses in place of stops.

  6. Distinctive as an adjective (linguistics, of sounds):

    Distinguishing a particular sense of word.

  1. Distinctive as a noun:

    A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.

  2. Distinctive as a noun (Hebrew, _, grammar):

    A distinctive accent.

  3. Distinctive as a noun (theology):

    A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.

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