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re·splend·ent

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–adjective

shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L resplendent- (s. of resplendéns), prp. of resplendére to shine brightly, equiv. to re- re- + splend(ére) shine (see splendor) + -ent- -ent

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—Related forms

re·splend·ent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms radiant; dazzling, gorgeous, magnificent.

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re·splen·dent Audio Help (rĭ-splěn'dənt) Pronunciation Key
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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resplendent
adjective
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

Arabic:	مُشْرِق، مُتَلألئ
Chinese (Simplified):	光辉的，辉煌的
Chinese (Traditional):	光輝的，輝煌的
Czech:	zářivý
Danish:	pragtfuld
Dutch:	luisterrijk
Estonian:	särav
Finnish:	loistava
French:	resplendissant
German:	glänzend
Greek:	λαμπρός
Hungarian:	csillogó
Icelandic:	ljómandi
Indonesian:	cemerlang
Italian:	risplendente

Japanese:	まばゆい
Korean:	눈부신, 찬란한
Latvian:	grezns; krāšņs
Lithuanian:	puošnus, prašmatnus
Norwegian:	strålende, praktfull
Polish:	olśniewający
Portuguese (Brazil):	resplandecente
Portuguese (Portugal):	esplendoroso
Romanian:	strălucitor
Russian:	ослепительный
Slovak:	žiarivý, oslnivý
Slovenian:	sijajen
Spanish:	resplandeciente
Swedish:	glänsande, lysande, skimrande
Turkish:	parlak, görkemli

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