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adjectivegorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. grand; superb, as beauty. distinguished or glorious, as a name, reputation, victory, etc. strikingly admirable or fine: splendid talents. excellent, fine, or very good: to have a splendid time. brilliant in appearance, color, etc. Origin of splendidFirst recorded in 1615–25; from Latin splendidus “brilliant,” equivalent to splend(ēre) “to shine” + -idus adjective suffix; see -id4 SYNONYMS FOR splendid1 luxurious, dazzling, imposing. 2 majestic, elegant, first-rate. 3 renowned, famed, famous, illustrious, eminent, conspicuous, celebrated, remarkable, brilliant; noble. SEE SYNONYMS FOR splendid ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR splendid1 squalid. 3 ordinary, unremarkable, mediocre; ignoble. 4 modest, poor. 6 dull, drab. SEE ANTONYMS FOR splendid ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for splendid1. See magnificent. OTHER WORDS FROM splendidsplen·did·ly, adverbsplen·did·ness, nounun·splen·did, adjectiveun·splen·did·ly, adverb un·splen·did·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH splendidsplendid , splendorousWords nearby splendidspleenwort, spleeny, splen-, splenalgia, splendent, splendid, splendiferous, splendor, splendour, splenectomy, splenectopia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for splendidIn any case, culling a manageable array from the totality of splendid volumes has with each year become more difficult. The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST One remaining letter thanks a friend for sending some grouse and a book, the former described as “splendid.” The True Story of ‘The Elephant Man’|Russell Saunders|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST You could hardly find a vestige of the splendid railroad depots, warehouses, etc. Atlanta’s Fall Foretold The End Of Civil War Bloodshed|Marc Wortman|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Daniel Day-Lewis is splendid as Lincoln, and Sally Field almost as good as the cunning, half-mad Mary. Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President|Tom LeClair|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What happened to the formerly addictive, splendid, elegant costume drama? ‘Downton Abbey’ Finale Review: The Depressing Demise of a Once-Great Show|Kevin Fallon|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ismar, wishing to give his body a splendid funeral, prepared a banquet of royal bounty to increase the splendour of the obsequies. The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned") Half a dozen times he rushed hither and yon, but at all times he felt the spring of the splendid toy in my hand. Mr. Dide, His Vacation in Colorado|Lewis B. France Nootka returned the glance as if she felt that a splendid opportunity of securing such delights for her was opening up to him. The Walrus Hunters|R.M. Ballantyne It is the most beautiful pulpit in all Italy, splendid alike in its decoration and its construction. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton What, and like town-bred, ostentatious nobles; only to splendid company? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810|Various
British Dictionary definitions for splendid
adjectivebrilliant or fine, esp in appearance characterized by magnificence; imposing glorious or illustriousa splendid reputation brightly gleaming; radianther splendid face; splendid colours very good or satisfactorya splendid time Derived forms of splendidsplendidly, adverbsplendidness, nounWord Origin for splendidC17: from Latin splendidus, from splendēre to shine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to splendidbeautiful, splashy, bright, impressive, elegant, brilliant, grand, magnificent, dazzling, superb, marvelous, sumptuous, lavish, lustrous, rich, gorgeous, ornate, imposing, baroque, glittering |