splendid
grand; superb, as beauty.
distinguished or glorious, as a name, reputation, victory, etc.
strikingly admirable or fine: splendid talents.
excellent, fine, or very good: to have a splendid time.
brilliant in appearance, color, etc.
Origin of splendid
1synonym study For splendid
Other words for splendid
1 | luxurious, dazzling, imposing |
2 | majestic, elegant, first-rate |
3 | renowned, famed, famous, illustrious, eminent, conspicuous, celebrated, remarkable, brilliant; noble |
Opposites for splendid
Other words from splendid
- splen·did·ly, adverb
- splen·did·ness, noun
- un·splen·did, adjective
- un·splen·did·ly, adverb
- un·splen·did·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with splendid
- splendid , splendorous
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How to use splendid in a sentence
On this Friday morning, much of the Mid-Atlantic was greeted by a fiery blend of yellow, orange and red and a splendid arrangement of textured cloud cover.
A magnificent sunrise marks January’s midpoint in D.C. | Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostDistrib, & most splendid sport it is,—a grand game of chess with the world for a Board.
Seventy years later, this notion of self-imposed, splendid isolation feels like a relic from a lost age—even, or perhaps especially, in New York, whose violent and wonderful events feel more ubiquitous than ever.
It was splendid, gastronomically speaking, to be able to see that there is hope in American cooking.
To Find Hope in American Cooking, James Beard Looked to the West Coast | John Birdsall | October 2, 2020 | EaterAnd, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
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So far, exercise in place of caffeine has worked splendidly for me.
What Happened When I Replaced Coffee With 30 Seconds of Exercise | Gregory Ferenstein | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNumberless crowded streets—high growths of iron, slender, strong, light, splendidly uprising toward clear skies.
A double biography of Rommel and Montgomery, foes in North Africa in World War II, splendidly brings both military men to life.
Peter Caddick-Adams’s Dual Biography of Rommel and Montgomery Is Doubly Good | Michael Korda | February 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOver time, he became a street artist himself: the splendidly named Mr. Brainwash.
Two of the largest flower boats, splendidly illuminated, were floating gently down the stream.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferOn the evening of this day, St. Peter's church at Rome is splendidly illuminated.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe former stands in the principal street, and its pinnacles and domes are splendidly gilt.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferAt the time of his transient wealth Couture splendidly maintained Jenny Cadine.
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British Dictionary definitions for splendid
/ (ˈsplɛndɪd) /
brilliant or fine, esp in appearance
characterized by magnificence; imposing
glorious or illustrious: a splendid reputation
brightly gleaming; radiant: her splendid face; splendid colours
very good or satisfactory: a splendid time
Origin of splendid
1Derived forms of splendid
- splendidly, adverb
- splendidness, noun
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