splendor
[ splen-der ]
noun
brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
an instance or display of imposing pomp or grandeur: the splendor of the coronation.
grandeur; glory; brilliant distinction: the splendor of ancient Greek architecture.
great brightness; brilliant light or luster.
verb (used with object)
to make splendid by decorating lavishly; adorn.
verb (used without object)
to move or proceed with splendor, grandeur, or pomp.
Origin of splendor
11400–50; <Latin splendor, equivalent to splend(ēre) to shine + -or-or1; replacing late Middle English splendure<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
- Also especially British, splen·dour .
Other words for splendor
Opposites for splendor
Other words from splendor
- splen·dor·ous, splen·drous [splen-druhs], /ˈsplɛn drəs/, adjective
- outsplendor, verb (used with object)
- un·splen·dor·ous, adjective
- un·splen·dor·ous·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with splendor
- splendid, splendorous
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How to use splendor in a sentence
For better or for worse, human nature is a many-splendored thing.
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