What is the difference between a clever and a brilliant ?

Brillant is when you come up with a clever idea, cd

Brillant is when you come up with a clever ide, cd

Hi dorothy, I would love to be the brilliant but am too trusting and most of the time do believe most of what I hear!! So guess I'm not that clever either! LOL hugs littleowl

Hi dorothy09, I am neither clever or brilliant, but I would love to be both, now I have a headache for thinking too much, brains can't take it. Tamara

Clever means having sharp or quick intelligence.Brilliant means having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.It would be nice to have both qualities but i guess we can't.I would prefer to be brilliant also.The meaning itself speaks of good qualities to be one.

Hey dorothy! I'm with you! I'd much rather be brilliant! Who wouldn't? I tend to think that when someone is clever it means that they are smart, yet flip. Bright, but not extremely bright. They know things, but not everything. They know how to talk and what to say, but not necessarily the right answer. Someone that is brilliant is wise and intelligent and knows what they are saying is correct and matter of fact. They are confident and know what to say and how to say it with the knowledge to back them up.

Fisrt of all, be clever first. Because without becoming clever, you can not become brilliant. Happy Mylotting.