Definitions for splendid
ˈsplɛn dɪdsplen·did

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous(adj)

   having great beauty and splendor

   "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

2. excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid(adj)

   very good;of the highest quality

   "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

3. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid(adj)

   characterized by grandeur

   "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

Wiktionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. splendid(Adjective)

   Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.

2. splendid(Adjective)

   Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.

3. splendid(Adjective)

   Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.

Origin: From splendidus, from .

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1. Splendid(adj)

   possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun

2. Splendid(adj)

   showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant

3. Splendid(adj)

   illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation

Origin: [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine; cf. Lith. splendti: cf. F. splendide.]

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1. Splendid

   Splendid was a musical duo featuring Angie Hart and Jesse Tobias, who at the time were also husband and wife.

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1. Splendid

   splen′did, adj. magnificent: famous: illustrious: heroic.—adj. Splen′dent, splendid, bright.—adv. Splen′didly.—ns. Splen′didness; Splen′dour, the appearance of anything splendid: brilliance: magnificence. [L. splendidus—splendēre, to shine.]

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1. splendid

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'splendid' in Adjectives Frequency: #696

Anagrams for splendid »

1. spindled

How to pronounce splendid?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say splendid in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of splendid in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of splendid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of splendid in a Sentence

1. Aesop:

   What a splendid head, yet no brain.

2. Sophie Scholl:

   “It is such a splendid sunny day and I have to go.”

3. Walt Whitman:

   Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.

4. Thomas Browne:

   Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.

5. Plato:

   Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.

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