| Pronunciation: | | 'splendur
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| Matching Terms: | | splendour
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- [n] the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
- [n] a quality that outshines the usual
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| | Synonyms: | | brilliance, brilliancy, grandeur, grandness, luster, lustre, magnificence, splendour |
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| | See Also: | | brightness, eclat, elegance |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Splen"dor\, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F.
splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the
splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.
2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,
ceremonies, processions, and the like. ``Rejoice in
splendor of mine own.'' --Shak.
3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;
showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
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