Splendour

//ˈsplɛndɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    British, Canadian, Ireland, South Africa, Australian, and New Zealand standard spelling of splendor. uncountable, usually

    "If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times."

  2. 2
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand wordnet
  3. 3
    a quality that outshines the usual wordnet

Synonyms

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brilliancebrilliancygrandeurgrandnesslusterluster

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"In the evening light, the sandstone façade of the Romanesque basilica lit up with an unexpected splendour of colours."

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