splendid
Americanadjective
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gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous.
- Antonyms:
- squalid
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grand; superb, as beauty.
- Synonyms:
- first-rate, elegant, majestic
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distinguished or glorious, as a name, reputation, victory, etc.
- Synonyms:
- noble, brilliant, remarkable, celebrated, conspicuous, eminent, illustrious, famous, famed, renowned
- Antonyms:
- ignoble, mediocre, unremarkable, ordinary
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strikingly admirable or fine.
splendid talents.
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excellent, fine, or very good.
to have a splendid time.
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brilliant in appearance, color, etc.
adjective
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brilliant or fine, esp in appearance
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characterized by magnificence; imposing
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glorious or illustrious
a splendid reputation
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brightly gleaming; radiant
her splendid face
splendid colours
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very good or satisfactory
a splendid time
Related Words
See magnificent ( def. ).
Other Word Forms
- splendidly adverb
- splendidness noun
- unsplendid adjective
- unsplendidly adverb
- unsplendidness noun
Etymology
Origin of splendid
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin splendidus “brilliant,” equivalent to splend(ēre) “to shine” + -idus adjective suffix; -id 4
Example Sentences
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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.
From Salon
The result was splendid—but only after I’d compensated for a carelessly omitted detail about when to add 10 ounces of grated cheese.
Framed by sloping hills, it was vast, still, and splendid.
From Literature
“It goes on to say the speaker predicted the triumphant election of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin in next month’s election ‘by a splendid popular majority.’”
From Literature
Overlooking the main yacht harbor, my room’s view was splendid; its location ideal for someone who planned to get around by foot or bus.
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