What does splendid mean?

Definitions for splendid
ˈsplɛn dɪdsplen·did

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word splendid.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. splendid

    Splendid refers to something that is very impressive, magnificent, brilliant or excellent in regard to appearance, style, or quality. It can also imply something that is extremely good, grand or distinguished.

Webster Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  1. Splendid

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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. splendidussplendēre, to shine.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

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

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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. Casandra Matej:

    The current management, how everything is managed, will stay the same, this is a designation that will draw visitors to our destination, and allow us to share our splendid missions with the world.

  2. unknown:

    Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.

  3. Alexander Woollcott:

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

  4. Bruce Grocott:

    I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.

  5. Sir Francis Bacon:

    For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowledge is the image of existence, and things mean and splendid exist alike.

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