Splendor

//ˈsplɛndə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Great light, luster or brilliance. US, uncountable, usually

    "What tho’ the moon—the white moon Shed all the splendour of her noon, Her smile is chilly—and her beam, In that time of dreariness, will seem (So like you gather in your breath) A portrait taken after death."

  2. 2
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand wordnet
  3. 3
    Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur. US, uncountable, usually

    "The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison."

  4. 4
    a quality that outshines the usual wordnet
  5. 5
    Great fame or glory. US, uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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lustermagnificenceaurababylonian splendorbeautyblare

Example

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"By morning the clouds had lifted and the whole length of the Himalayas lay before us in all its splendor."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendeō (“to shine”).

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in splendor

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