resplendent
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dənt adjective
shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin resplendent- (stem of resplendēns), present participle of resplendēre to shine brightly, equivalent to re- re- + splend(ēre) shine (see splendor) + -ent- -ent
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin resplendent- (stem of resplendēns), present participle of resplendēre to shine brightly, equivalent to re- re- + splend(ēre) shine (see splendor) + -ent- -ent
Related forms
re·splend·ent·ly, adverb
self-re·splend·ent, adjective
un·re·splend·ent, adjective
un·re·splend·ent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
radiant; dazzling, gorgeous, magnificent.
radiant; dazzling, gorgeous, magnificent.
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| —adj | |
| having a brilliant or splendid appearance | |
| [C15: from rēsplendēre to shine brightly, from | |
| re'splendence | |
| —n | |
| re'splendency | |
| —n | |
| re'splendently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
resplendent
1448, from L. resplendentem (nom. resplendens) "brilliant, radiant," prp. of resplendere "to glitter, shine," from re-, intensive prefix, + splendere "to shine, be splendid" (see splendid).
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Example sentences
What a treat: a pair of hooded mergansers, swimming with a pair of wood ducks, all resplendent in spring plumage.
And local residents, lingering winter visitors, and migrants are resplendent in their fresh and colorful breeding plumage.
The tall hill forest, resplendent in the aftermath of rain, was aglow in emerald light.
Fresh from the shower, mirror-primped, stepped my heroine resplendent in her new friend's housecoat.
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