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| shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues. |
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adj. Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplendēns, resplendent-, present participle of resplendēre, to shine brightly : re-, re- + splendēre, to shine.] re·splen'dence, re·splen'den·cy n., re·splen'dent·ly adv. |
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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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| having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: glorious] |
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resplendent [rəˈsplendənt] adjective
very bright or splendid in appearance
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