Resplendent

//ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant.

    "The resplendent sun rose over the horizon."

  2. 2
    Shiny and colorful, and thus pleasing to the eye; splendid in appearance.

    "The peacock displayed its resplendent plumage."

  3. 3
    Magnificent; glorious; splendid; marked by extraordinary excellence or beauty. figuratively

    "The queen appeared in resplendent majesty."

  4. 4
    Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having great beauty and splendor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
splendiferousalightbeamingbeautifulbedazzlingblazing

Example

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"He came into a gilded chamber, where he saw upon a bed, the curtains of which were all open, the most beautiful sight ever beheld—a princess who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years of age, and whose bright and resplendent beauty had something divine in it."

Etymology

From the obsolete sense of the English verb splendish (“to shine”), from Latin splendere (“to shine”), or from resplend + -ent, from Latin resplendere (“to shine back, glitter”).

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resplendent quetzalpeano arithmetic

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