This used to get to me until I realized I was wrong.

Brilliant means shining, like a diamond if taken in literal sense. A figurative example would be how we describe an opportunity for someone to shine, or a person delivering a shining performance.

Even in context of applying it towards something or someone as being smart, it still means shining in a figurative way.

So, I suppose over time we have (inappropriately) associated the term brilliance with smarts, or at least jump to that assumption rather than consider the root of the usage.

In response to this post by Tank

Posted: 03/14/2019 at 7:53PM

I get so tired of hearing the term "warrior" for someone playing a game. ** -- thankbud 03/14/2019 5:34PM

^^^THIS^^^^ ** -- vt_mughal 03/15/2019 08:43AM

And “courage” -- YardBird 03/14/2019 11:10PM

How do you feel about the term "soldier" ? -- MP4VT2004 03/14/2019 9:43PM

I bet he is looking for his red stapler about now. ** -- capitals1 03/14/2019 10:10PM

No... He's looking for old women to fondle ** -- Vienna_Hokie 03/14/2019 10:59PM

Maybe it is warrior training... -- `lag 03/14/2019 8:05PM

Tennis? ** -- CPRVHokie 03/14/2019 10:47PM

Hit grenades further ** -- `lag 03/14/2019 11:26PM

Good point ** -- CPRVHokie 03/14/2019 11:37PM

Is it a Terminal Contact sport? I can (just) stand it then. As St.Paul -- bourbonstreet 03/14/2019 7:19PM

This aint a game....this is WAR! ** -- HokieGator 03/14/2019 7:13PM

...WAR eagle ** -- chumley 03/14/2019 8:50PM

It's a euphemism ** -- TomTurkey 03/14/2019 6:45PM

I get tired about people getting worked up over an analogy that anyone -- BG Hokie 03/14/2019 6:37PM

I get tired of people getting worked up over people getting worked up -- hucareshokiesrul 03/14/2019 6:44PM

I’m never tired of anything. I love everyone. ** -- Stork 03/14/2019 6:45PM

Except posters that are fascinated with SWVA kids. -- vthokieq 03/14/2019 9:54PM

Hey, just because I don’t like em, doesn’t mean I don’t love them. ** -- Stork 03/14/2019 9:57PM

Let me introduce you to one of my favorite songs. -- thankbud 03/15/2019 2:52PM

What are you? Some kind of moron? -- turkeywinghokie 03/14/2019 7:38PM

Humbug. ** -- hucareshokiesrul 03/14/2019 6:52PM

How about when a "brilliant" play is made? ** -- Tank 03/14/2019 6:36PM

This used to get to me until I realized I was wrong. -- pirkster05 03/14/2019 7:53PM

So you're not a fan of Nike Combat Gear? -- HWA 03/14/2019 5:53PM

This used to get to me until I realized I was wrong.

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