splendent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsplɛndənt/
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Etymology
From Middle English splendaunt, from Old French splendiant, present participle of esplendiier, and esplendent, and Latin splendēns, splendentis, present participle of splendēre (“to shine”).
Meanings
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Shining; glossy; lustrous.
splendent metals
splendent planets
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Very conspicuous; illustrious.
great and splendent fortunes
1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC:
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(archaic) Splendid, marvellous, wonderful.
--And lo! toward me, next, Another of those splendent forms approach'd, That, by its outward bright'ning, testified The will it had to pleasure me.
1814, The Rev. H. F. Cary, M.A., The Vision of Paradise, Complete:July 1st, Daun had crossed the Elbe (Daun let us say for brevity, though it is Daun and Karl, or even Karl and Daun, Karl being chief, and capable of saying so at times, though Daun is very splendent since Kolin),--crossed the Elbe above Brandeis; Nadasti, with precursor Pandours, now within an hour's march of Jung-Bunzlau;--and it was time to go.
1759, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.):After the triumph followed the faire Parthenopeian Leria, with a lawrell crowne, accompanied with Melanthia, whose habites and voices represented the pride of Greece,[A] whereupon the great Macedon rested his head: She bare a splendent lampe, communicating the light thereof with hir companion, then the rest more excellent both in voice and song.
1592, R.D., Hypnerotomachia:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| splendant | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most splendent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more splendent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
sleek · notable · powerful · grand · plain as porridge · glisteny · groovy · hellagood · lit · awe-inspiring · wondrous · sensational · crystal clear · astounding · apparent · noticeable · enchanting · sleek · selcouth · blatant · goated · extraordinary · conspicuous · relucent · sublime · apparent · celestial · vitreous · cut and dried · evident · wicked · amazing · goshwow · decided · splendent · shining · clear as day · awful · splendent · inspiring · clear as a bell · grandiose · marvellous · evident · gleamy · splendent · plain as Salisbury · mythic · arrant · plain as a pikestaff · magnificent · glaring · intuitive · relucent · res ipsa loquitur · rad · heavenly · mystifying · righteous · excellent · glassy · glorious · sheeny · major · tight · glossy · far out · based · manifest · heavenlike · mirrory · eyely · plain as Dunstable highway · clear · patent · plain as the nose on one's face · elucidate · phenomenal · mirrorlike · lacquerlike · majestic · fire · glacé · impressive · plain as day · stupefying · great · mirrorlike · delightful · bewildering · incredible · open-and-shut · stupendous · slickered · undoubted · straightforward · awesome · plain · divine · prima facie · undissembled · clear cut · shiny · cool · palpable · outstanding · zazzy · unbelievable · terrific · plain as print · bait · plain as a haystack · surpassing · blissful · obvious · wonderful · neat · satiny · awesomesauce · unreal · ostensible · splendent · gnarly · beatific · dope