splendent
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adjective Shining or lustrous; brilliant.
- adjective Admired by many; illustrious.
Examples
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"It was all totally unexpected," gushes Elayne splendent in ostrich-feather-trimmed red velveteen.
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But it was not the splendent aspect of this unexpected bivouac itself so much as the colors and designs of the flags and banners floating above which aroused the wonderment of the tillers of the soil.
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He stood quite still, a figure orgulous and splendent.
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They brought her mother's saddle, splendent with gems and gold, set it on the great red horse, and lifted her to it.
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Yes, knighthood is absurd: and chivalry an idiotic superstition: and Sir Walter Manny was a zany: and Nelson, with his flaming stars and cordons, splendent upon a day of battle, was a madman: and Murat, with his crosses and orders, at the head of his squadrons charging victorious, was only a crazy mountebank, who had been a tavern-waiter, and was puffed up with absurd vanity about his dress and legs.
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He dwells with the fondness of a lover on every article of her apparel, from the net of pearl, splendent with emeralds and sapphires, that confined her golden hair, even to the "goodly chaine of small orfeverye" * about her neck, whereby there hung a ruby in shape of a heart, that seemed, he says, like a spark of fire burning upon her white bosom.
Note
The word 'splendent' comes from a Latin word meaning "to shine".
