splendor
[ splen-der ]
/ ˈsplɛn dər /
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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.
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Also especially British, splen·dour .
Origin of splendor
1400–50; <Latin splendor, equivalent to splend(ēre) to shine + -or-or1; replacing late Middle English splendure<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM splendor
splen·dor·ous, splen·drous [splen-druhs], /ˈsplɛn drəs/, adjectiveoutsplendor, verb (used with object)un·splen·dor·ous, adjectiveun·splen·dor·ous·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH splendor
splendid, splendorousDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for splendor
We call the material Trebek delivered “trivia,” but few things are less trivial than turning a generous eye toward the world — in all its strange and diverse splendor — and calling things by their right name.
Remembering Alex Trebek, The Man With All The Answers|Oliver Roeder|November 9, 2020|FiveThirtyEightThat honor would go to their ultra-super-mega-splendorous Phelps Insignia ($200 a bottle, with 12,000 cases produced in 2005).