splendor
pronunciation
How to pronounce splendor in British English:
UK ['splendə(r)]
How to pronounce splendor in American English:
US ['splendər]
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- Noun:
- a quality that outshines the usual
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Word Origin
- splendor (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French esplendour, Anglo-French esplendour (Old French splendeur, splendor, 12c.) or directly from Latin splendor "brilliance, brightness," from splendere "be bright, shine" (see splendid).
Synonym
Example
- 1. Mountains , the sky , the sea are like faces whose barrenness or splendor we discover by looking rather than seeing .
- 2. Its a clear reflection of beauty in its splendor , and as well , security is adhered to , to the fullest
- 3. Or perhaps there 's a painting that you 've always admired , whereas another painting loses its splendor after a few viewings .
- 4. And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight .
- 5. But I chafe at the idea that great american debates , in all their ugliness and splendor , should be tempered for terrorists and their attempts to recruit .