Definitions for splendid
ˈsplɛn dɪdsplen·did

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

1. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferousadjective

   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, splendidadjective

   very good;of the highest quality

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

3. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective

   characterized by grandeur

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

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1. splendidadjective

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

2. splendidadjective

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

3. splendidadjective

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

4. Etymology: From splendidus, from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SPLENDIDadjective

   Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous.

   Etymology: splendide, Fr. splendidus, Latin.

   Unacceptable, though in heav’n, our state
   Of splendid vassalage. John Milton.

   Deep in a rich alcove the prince was laid,
   And slept beneath the pompous colonade:
   Fast by his side Pisistratus lay spread,
   In age his equal, on a splendid bed. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Splendidadjective

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

2. Splendidadjective

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

3. Splendidadjective

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

4. Etymology: [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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Alexander Woollcott:

   I think your slogan Liberty or Death is splendid and whichever one you decide on will be all right with me.

2. June Spencer:

   In 1950 I helped to plant an acorn. It took root and in January 1951 it was planted out and called' The Archers,' over the years it has thrived and become a splendid great tree with many branches.

3. Sophie Scholl:

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

4. Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Chapter 34:

   Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!

5. Annie Besant:

   Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.

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