Splendid

English

Etymology

From Latin splendidus, from splendereto shine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /spˈlendɪd/

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Adjective

Splendid (comparative more Splendid, superlative most Splendid) splendid

1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.

Synonyms

• great
• magnificent
• marvellous

Derived terms

• splendidness

Related terms

• resplend
• resplendent
• splendor

Translations

possessing or displaying splendor

Catalan: esplèndid (ca) Finnish: loistava (fi) French: splendide (fr) German: glänzend (de)

Hungarian: ragyogó (hu), tündöklő (hu) Japanese: 見事な (ja) (みごとな, migoto na), 素敵な (ja) (すてきな, suteki na) Russian: великолепный (ru) (velikolépnyj), превосходный (ru) (prevosxódnyj)

showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous

Armenian: պերճ (hy) (perč̣) Catalan: esplèndid (ca) French: splendide (fr) German: prächtig (de)

Hungarian: pompás (hu), tüneményes (hu) Japanese: 豪華な (ja) (ごうかな, gōka na), 華麗な (ja) (かれいな, karei na) Manx: ard-yindyssagh (gv)

illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated

Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (p’aylun) Catalan: esplèndid (ca) French: fameux (fr) German: hervorragend

Hungarian: nagyszerű (hu), remek (hu) Japanese: 立派な (ja) (りっぱな, rippa na), 輝かしい (ja) (かがやかしい, kagayakasī) Volapük: nidik (vo)

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Arabic: مشرق (múšreq) Mandarin: 輝煌的, 辉煌的 (huīhuáng de) Dutch: schitterend, prachtig Greek: μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepis) m., λαμπρός (lambros) m., έξοχος (eksokhos) m., υπέροχος (iperokhos) m., άριστος (aristos) m., θαυμάσιος (thavmasios) m. Italian: splendido

Korean: 장엄한 (jang-eomhan) Portuguese: esplêndido Serbian: veleban, veličanstven, velelepno Spanish: espléndido Swedish: glänsande

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