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resplendid

resplendid is the misconstruction of resplendent.

Meaning of resplendent

Adjective

resplendent (comparative more resplendent, superlative most resplendent)

  1. Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant.
    • The resplendent sun rose over the horizon.
  2. Shiny and colorful, and thus pleasing to the eye; splendid in appearance.
    • The peacock displayed its resplendent plumage.
  3. (figuratively) Magnificent; glorious; splendid; marked by extraordinary excellence or beauty.
    • The queen appeared in resplendent majesty.
  4. Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.

Origin of resplendid

Influence by splendid.

Questions about resplendid

What is resplendid the misconstruction of?
Resplendid is the misconstruction of resplendent.

Words near resplendid in the dictionary

  1. resplendencies
  2. resplendency
  3. resplendent
  4. resplendent quetzal
  5. resplendently
  6. resplendid
  7. resplending
  8. resplendishant
  9. resplendishing
  10. resplends
  11. resplice

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Adapted from Wiktionary: resplendid (page history and authors); resplendent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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