splendour
pronunciation
How to pronounce splendour in British English:
UK [ˈsplendə(r)]
How to pronounce splendour in American English:
US [ˈsplɛndɚ]
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- Noun:
- a quality that outshines the usual
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Word Origin
- splendour (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of splendor; for ending see -or. Related: Splendourous; splendourously.
Example
- 1. The section on churches is where the show reaches its peak of intensity and splendour .
- 2. It would be as though the earth clad itself in jewellery of brilliants and enamel . The splendour is absolutely unimaginable .
- 3. Gao is less interested in such thematic staples as camaraderie , honour and loyalty as he is in combining the narrative template of the hong kong crime film with the aesthetic splendour of the western .
- 4. Venice has always been frankly and happily commercial , and never more than in its days of splendour .
- 5. Jenny examined the fence for an escape route closely whilst trying to look as though she was admiring the splendour of the garden .