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English

Alternative spellings

splendour

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman splendur, esplendur, or directly from its source splendor, from splendere ‘to shine’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈsplɛndə/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-splendor.ogg

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛndə(r)|-ɛndə(r)

Noun

Great light, luster or brilliance
Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur
Great fame or glory

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Splendor \Splen"dor\, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F.
splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the
splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.
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2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,
ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in
splendor of mine own." --Shak.
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3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
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Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;
showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
[1913 Webster] Splendrous

WordNet splendor
n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre,
brilliancy, splendour]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn:
magnificence, brilliance, splendour, grandeur, grandness]

Moby Dictionary
Babylonian splendor , aura , beauty , blare , blaze , blaze of glory ,
blazing light , blinding light , bright light , brightness ,
brilliance , brilliancy , brilliant light , burst of light , charisma ,
dazzle , dazzling light , display , effulgence , elaborateness ,
elegance , envelope , exquisiteness , flamboyance , flood of light ,
fulgor , glamour , glare , glaring light , glitter , gloriousness ,
glory , gloss , gorgeousness , grandeur , grandiosity , grandness , halo ,
heavenliness , illustriousness , imposingness , impressiveness ,
lavishness , light , luminosity , luminousness , luster , luxuriousness ,
luxury , magic , magnificence , majesty , mystique , nimbus , nobility ,
numinousness , panoply , plushness , pomp , poshness , proudness ,
radiance , radiancy , radiant splendor , ravishingness , refulgence ,
refulgency , resplendence , resplendency , richness , ritziness , shine ,
show , spectacle , splendidness , splendiferousness , splendorousness ,
splendrousness , state , stateliness , streaming light , sublimity ,
sumptuousness , swank , vividness