brilliantine
/ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn/noun, verb
brilliantine is spelled B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T-I-N-E: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brilliantine means “A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brilliantine is brilliantines.
How many letters and syllables are in brilliantine?
| Letters | 12: B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brilliantine?
Brilliantine appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce brilliantine?
- US /ˈbrɪl.jən.tiːn/
Brilliantine has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-brilliantine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brilliantine
- brilliantines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- brilliantining participle, present
- brilliantined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brilliantine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly.
- 2
datedA smooth shiny, luxurious fabric, often of alpaca or vicuña.
verb
- 1
datedTo apply brilliantine to the hair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brilliantine come from?
Borrowed from French brillantine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).