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splen⋅did

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–adjective
1. gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous.
2. grand; superb, as beauty.
3. distinguished or glorious, as a name, reputation, victory, etc.
4. strikingly admirable or fine: splendid talents.
5. excellent, fine, or very good: to have a splendid time.
6. brilliant in appearance, color, etc.
Origin:
1615–25; < L splendidus brilliant, equiv. to splend(ēre) to shine + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
splen⋅did⋅ly, adverb
splen⋅did⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. luxurious, dazzling, imposing. See magnificent. 3. renowned, famed, famous, illustrious, eminent, conspicuous, celebrated, remarkable, brilliant; noble.

Antonyms:
1. squalid. 3. ignoble.
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splen·did   (splěn'dĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Brilliant with light or color; radiant: a splendid field of poppies.

  2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent: splendid costumes.

  3. Admired by many; illustrious: splendid achievements.

  4. Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing: splendid character.

  5. Very good or satisfying; praiseworthy: a splendid performance in the examinations.


[Latin splendidus, from splendēre, to shine.]
splen'did·ly adv., splen'did·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

splendid 
1624, probably a shortening of earlier splendidious (1432), from L. splendidus "magnificent, brilliant," from splendere "be bright, shine, gleam, glisten," from PIE *(s)plend- "bright" (cf, Lith. splendziu "I shine," M.Ir. lainn "bright"). An earlier form was splendent (1474).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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