splendid

[ splen-did ]

/ ˈsplɛn dɪd /

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adjective

gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous.

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.

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Origin of splendid

1615–25; < Latin splendidus brilliant, equivalent to splend(ēre) to shine + -idus -id⁴

Related forms

splen·did·ly, adverbsplen·did·ness, nounun·splen·did, adjectiveun·splen·did·ly, adverb

un·splen·did·ness, noun

Can be confusedsplendid splendorous

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1. See magnificent.

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However, we kept up our spirits, were cheery enough, and always got on splendidly together.
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The supper passed off splendidly, and nearly everything was eaten and praised.
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The younger was a man not yet thirty years old, splendidly handsome and full of the genius of his race.
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The last wishes of Mr Van Klas were faithfully fulfilled; the funeral went off splendidly, veiled in a thick cloud of smoke.
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British Dictionary definitions for splendidly

splendid

/ (ˈsplɛndɪd) /

adjective

brilliant or fine, esp in appearance

characterized by magnificence; imposing

glorious or illustriousa splendid reputation

brightly gleaming; radianther splendid face; splendid colours

very good or satisfactorya splendid time

Derived Formssplendidly, adverbsplendidness, noun

Word Origin for splendid

C17: from Latin splendidus, from splendēre to shine

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Word Origin and History for splendidly

splendid

adj.

1620s, probably a shortening of earlier splendidious (early 15c.), from Latin splendidus "magnificent, brilliant," from splendere "be bright, shine, gleam, glisten," from PIE *(s)plend- "bright" (cf. Lithuanian splendziu "I shine," Middle Irish lainn "bright"). An earlier form was splendent (late 15c.).

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