English

Alternative spellings

• splendor (US)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsplɛndə/
• Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛndə(r)|-ɛndə(r)

Noun

1. Great light, luster or brilliance.
2. * Rudyard Kipling The Just So Stories; How the Rhinoceros got its skin:

::"Once upon a time on an uninhabited island on the shores of the Red Sea, there lived a Parsee from whose hat the rays of the sun were reflected in more-than-oriental-splendour."

1. Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.
2. * The splendour of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.
3. Great fame or glory.

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