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splendor
splen·dor S0653800 (splĕn′dər)n.1. Great light or luster; brilliance.2. a. Magnificent appearance or display; grandeur.b. Something grand or magnificent.3. Great fame; glory.
[Middle English splendoure, from Old French splendour, from Latin splendor, from splendēre, to shine.]
splen′dor·ous, splen′drous (splĕn′drəs) adj.splen•dor (ˈsplɛn dər)
n. 1. brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; grandeur; magnificence. 2. an instance or display of imposing pomp or grandeur: the splendor of the coronation. 3. great brightness; brilliant light or luster. Also, esp. Brit.,splen′dour.[1400–50; late Middle English splendure < Anglo-French < Latin splendor=splend(ēre) to shine + -or -or1]splen′dor•ous, splen′drous (-drəs) adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  splendor - a quality that outshines the usual brilliancy, luster, splendour, lustrebrightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | | 2. |  splendor - the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"grandeur, magnificence, splendour, brilliance, grandnesselegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"eclat - brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement" |
splendornounSomething meriting the highest praise or regard:glory, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, greatness, majesty.TranslationsPrachtesplendormagnificenzasplendoreSplendor
SplendorAladdin’s palacebuilt of marble, gold, silver, and jewels. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights]Alhambrathe palatial 13th-century Moorish citadel in Granada, noted for its lofty situation, beautiful courts, and fountains. [Span. Hist.: Benét, 24]baths of Caracalla and Diocletianmassive public buildings of imperial Rome, the latter having accommodations for 3,200 bathers. [Rom. Arch.: EB (1963) XIX, 392]Bucentauropulent Venetian ship of state. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 257]Crystal Palacehuge museum and concert hall made of iron and glass at Great Exhibition (1851). [Br. Hist.: NCE, 692]dahliasymbol of splendor. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 168]Hanging Gardens of BabylonNebuchadnezzar’s huge terraces, built to placate wife. [World Hist.: Wallechinsky, 255]Khan, Kubla(1215–1294) splendors of imperial court dazzled Polo entourage. [Asian Hist.: EB, 10: 541–543]magnoliasymbol of magnificence. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]Mont-St.-Michelabbey, church, and fortress; one of the finest examples of medieval French architecture. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1824]Parthenonmagnificent temple of Athena, dominating the Acropolis of Athens. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 761]Sainte-Chapelle, the13th-century chapel, called the most beautiful building in France for its architecture and stained glass. [Fr. Architecture: NCE, 2396]Taj Mahalfabulous tomb of Shah Jahan’s wife. [Indian Hist.: Wallechinsky, 317]Tutankhamun’s tombfull of treasures of Egyptian pharaoh (c. 1350 B.C.). [Egypt. Hist.: Osborne, 1164]Versaillesluxurious palace of French kings; outside Paris. [Fr. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1127]Xanadusite of Kubla Khan’s “stately pleasure dome”. [Br. Lit.: Kubla Khan in Payton, 744]splendor
Synonyms for splendornoun something meriting the highest praise or regardSynonyms- glory
- grandeur
- grandiosity
- grandness
- greatness
- majesty
Synonyms for splendornoun a quality that outshines the usualSynonyms- brilliancy
- luster
- splendour
- lustre
Related Wordsnoun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grandSynonyms- grandeur
- magnificence
- splendour
- brilliance
- grandness
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