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Definitions for splendid
ˈsplɛn dɪdsplen·did
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Princeton's WordNet
glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferousadjective
having great beauty and splendor
"a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendidadjective
very good;of the highest quality
"made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
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
splendidadjective
Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
splendidadjective
Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
splendidadjective
Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
Etymology: From splendidus, from.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
Splendidadjective
possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun
Splendidadjective
showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant
Splendidadjective
illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation
Etymology: [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine; cf. Lith. splendti: cf. F. splendide.]
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'splendid' in Adjectives Frequency: #696
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of splendid in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of splendid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of splendid in a Sentence
I think your slogan Liberty or Death is splendid and whichever one you decide on will be all right with me.
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.
“It is such a splendid sunny day and I have to go.”
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!
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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- رائعArabic
- esplèndidCatalan, Valencian
- hervorragend, glänzend, prächtigGerman
- μεγαλοπρεπής, θαυμάσιοςGreek
- splendaEsperanto
- loistavaFinnish
- splendide, fameuxFrench
- ard-yindyssaghManx
- शानदारHindi
- remek, pompás, tüneményes, tündöklő, nagyszerű, ragyogóHungarian
- փայլուն, պերճArmenian
- megahIndonesian
- splendidoItalian
- 輝かしい, 見事, 豪華, 素敵, 華麗, 立派Japanese
- 화려한Korean
- praeclarumLatin
- krāšņs, greznsLatvian
- esplêndidoPortuguese
- великолепный, превосходныйRussian
- nidikVolapük
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