Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Brilliant with light or color; radiant.
- adjective Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent.
- adjective Admired by many; illustrious.
- adjective Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing.
- adjective Very good or satisfying; praiseworthy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Shining; brilliant; specifically, in entomology, having brilliant metallic colors; splendent.
- Brilliant; dazzling; gorgeous; sumptuous: as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession.
- Conspicuous; illustrious; grand; heroic; brilliant; noble; glorious: as, a splendid victory; a splendid reputation.
- Very fine; excellent; extremely good: as, a splendid chance to make a fortune.
- Synonyms Magnificent, Superb, etc. See
grand . - Eminent, remarkable, distinguished, famous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
- adjective Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- adjective Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Possessing or displaying
splendor ; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun. - adjective Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
- adjective Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having great beauty and splendor
- adjective characterized by grandeur
- adjective very good;of the highest quality
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That was as splendid as this, but it wasn't as _splendid_ splendid.
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Oh, isn't it splendid, _splendid_! that papa will get well! "
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Interestingly enough, it was a Canadian who coined the phrase "splendid isolation."
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That's what I call splendid behavior; that's a man worthy to be called a gentleman.
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I think that he, too, has been deluded by what you call my splendid semblance.
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I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.
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A cold drizzle was falling, but he bared his head to it and unbuttoned his vest, swinging along in splendid unconcern.
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The good thing about dealing with a crime here is the excellent CCTV system, with sharp images and all in splendid colour.
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It is a youth who dares be radical, who dares, in splendid largess, build mistake upon mistake, bleeding his life out in service.
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Though in splendid physical trim, a thirty-six-hour trick at the wheel was the limit of my endurance.
sonofgroucho commented on the word splendid
What a splendid word this is!
October 8, 2007
howlettman commented on the word splendid
Absolutely splendid chaps.
February 17, 2012