When you call someone BRILLIANT what do you actually mean?

[Anonymous]

[Vaelthor]

Brilliant is not part of my common vocabulary. If I call you brilliant, I mean I think you are brilliant.

If I call I call you amazing, like I call many other things amazing, it does not mean I think you are amazing. (It still might, but I'd probably pick another word).

If that's not clear, I mean it depends on the person, what is their baseline? Are they a flirt, handing out compliments left and right - probably doesn't mean all that much. And the same is true for the reverse of course.

[OlderAndWiser]

If I say "brilliant!' or "¡brillante!" then I probably mean that I think it is dumber than a dead cow.

[Asker]

If you call someone brilliant do you mean they are stupid?

[OlderAndWiser]

When I call someone "brilliant," it is usually said in a sarcastic tone of voice.

[Iwant2kno]

The only reason I would use that word is if that person though thing so meticulously and I find no space of error in his/her view.

[Pinay_ako]

It means you’re superb, brilliant, impressive and that you blew their mind!

[RotOfStars]

They are amazing to be around. It's like saying you are a light that makes my life better. Sure it literally means smart.. but I mean it as in "thank God for you"

[NathanDavis]

to me... it is creative, inventive or resourceful

a quick wit, as well

[dustybiker]

Depends what part of the world you come from it seems.

[007kingifrit]

this is a mistake of female thinking, men do not speak with subtext, we don't mean some ulterior thing to what we said. look up the definition of brilliant... that's what it means

[Anonymous]

It means you have a really shiny face and are literally glowing like the brilliant radiant light of the sun. (the first part isn't true)

[RuthlessAggression]

They're thinking of something that you might not have thought of, that might actually really help

[Lyndsielee666]

I’m usually being a smart ass tbh

[IJhonnyI]

Really depends I need context 🤔

[sheikalana]

they’re pretty smart.

[Fireguy17]

Usually it is used in a derogatory fashion.

[CloudMassacre]

They are very smart

[WhitneySnow]

It’s a compliment

[Dontaaaa]

Smart.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Smart/intelligent.

[driven159]

They are smart

[jimmy2]

May have a high iq