/bɹɪl/
OriginPossibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ.
- A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
- UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slangClipping of brilliant; wonderful, amusing; cool.
“That song is totally brill, innit!”
“So what makes a brill baguette? For Mr Paluel-Marmont and Mr de Rovira, a star French stick can usually be identified merely by its appearance.”
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6514).
- A hamlet in Constantine parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7229).
- A neighbourhood of Elberfeld, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
Formsbrills(plural) · brill(plural) · more brill(comparative) · most brill(superlative)