splendor

Meaning

  1. (US, uncountable, usually) Great light, luster or brilliance.
  2. (US, uncountable, usually) Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.
  3. (US, uncountable, usually) Great fame or glory.

Synonyms

splendour
28k
magnificence
30k
glory
B2
grandeur
C2
brilliance
C2
pomp
25k
brightness
20k
luxury
C1
luster
42k
splendour
28k
sheen
21k
grandness
brilliancy
resplendency
lustre
majesty
B1
shine
B2
resplendence
eclat
panoply
dignity
B2
flamboyance
glamour
C2
glare
C2
gloriousness
lucency
lustrousness
pompousness
prestige
C2
radiance
29k
refulgence
shininess
splendidness
lucence
flare
C2
greatness
C1
handsomeness
happiness
B1
limelight
23k
sublime
C2
flair
C2
felicity
C1
sublimeness
luxuriousness
extravagance
31k
effulgence
ease
B2
beauty
B1
coruscation
pompous
C2
Translations

splendeur
Pracht
splendore
Glanz
magnificenza
esplendor
nitor
éclat
brillo
pracht
esplendor
Herrlichkeit
magnificence
gloire
pompe
Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsplɛndə/
Etymology

From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendere (“to shine”).

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