resplendent

[ ri-splen-duhnt ]
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adjective
  1. shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms;resplendent virtues.

Origin of resplendent

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin resplendent- (stem of resplendēns ), present participle of resplendēre “to shine brightly,” equivalent to re- re- + splend(ēre) “shine” (see splendor) + -ent- -ent

Other words for resplendent

Other words from resplendent

  • re·splend·ent·ly, adverb
  • self-re·splend·ent, adjective
  • un·re·splend·ent, adjective
  • un·re·splend·ent·ly, adverb

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How to use resplendent in a sentence

  • He knew that this elegant city, resplendent and glorious in the sheen of the setting sun, would soon be a living hell.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • So resplendent was their appearance that the proud father hardly recognized his two buxom daughters in their gay attire.

  • In the first hall are resplendent banners and suits of ancient armor; the other halls are filled with many costly treasures.

    Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
  • Major Parker was a brisk little man, clad in brindle jeans of ancient cut, resplendent with brass buttons.

British Dictionary definitions for resplendent

resplendent

/ (rɪˈsplɛndənt) /


adjective
  1. having a brilliant or splendid appearance

Origin of resplendent

1
C15: from rēsplendēre to shine brightly, from re- + splendēre to shine; see splendour

Derived forms of resplendent

  • resplendence or resplendency, noun
  • resplendently, adverb

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