splendour
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dər noun
1.
brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
2.
an instance or display of imposing pomp or grandeur: the splendor of the coronation.
3.
grandeur; glory; brilliant distinction: the splendor of ancient Greek architecture.
4.
great brightness; brilliant light or luster.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make splendid by decorating lavishly; adorn.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to move or proceed with splendor, grandeur, or pomp.
Also, especially British, splen·dour.
Origin:
1400–50; < Latin splendor, equivalent to splend(ēre) to shine + -or -or1; replacing late Middle English splendure < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
1400–50; < Latin splendor, equivalent to splend(ēre) to shine + -or -or1; replacing late Middle English splendure < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
Related forms
out·splen·dor, verb (used with object)
un·splen·dor·ous, adjective
un·splen·dor·ous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. show, dash. 3. fame, eminence, renown, celebrity. 4. dazzle, refulgence.
1. show, dash. 3. fame, eminence, renown, celebrity. 4. dazzle, refulgence.
Antonyms
1. squalor.
1. squalor.
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| 1. | the state or quality of being splendid |
| 2. | heraldry sun in splendour a representation of the sun with rays and a human face |
| splendor or splendor | |
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| 'splendorous or splendor | |
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| splendrous or splendor | |
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| splendour or splendor (ˈsplɛndə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the state or quality of being splendid |
| 2. | heraldry sun in splendour a representation of the sun with rays and a human face |
| splendor or splendor | |
| —n | |
| 'splendorous or splendor | |
| —adj | |
| splendrous or splendor | |
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Word Origin & History
splendor
mid-15c., from M.Fr. esplendour, from L. splendor "brilliance," from splendere "be bright, shine" (see splendid).
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Example sentences
King and cardinal vied with one another in splendour and ingenuity.
The ban on food and drinks is more than made up for by the room's baronial splendour and startling emptiness.
Sculptures and tapestries add to the overall feeling of splendour.
Nor does the splendour of its eloquence show any falling off from that exemplar.
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