splendent
/ˈsplɛndənt/
splendent adjective: shining; glossy; lustrous.
Adjective
splendent (comparative more splendent, superlative most splendent)
- Shining; glossy; lustrous.
- splendent planets
- splendent metals
- Synonyms:
- mirrorlike, relucent, sleek, glacé, glassy, glossy, lacquerlike, satiny, sheeny, slickered
- Very conspicuous; illustrious.
- great and splendent fortunes1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- apparent, evident, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day
- Splendid, marvellous, wonderful.
- After the triumph followed the faire Parthenopeian Leria, with a lawrell crowne, accompanied with Melanthia, whose habites and voices represented the pride of Greece,[A] whereupon the great Macedon rested his head: She bare a splendent lampe, communicating the light thereof with hir companion, then...1592, R.D., Hypnerotomachia
- July 1st, Daun had crossed the Elbe (Daun let us say for brevity, though it is Daun and Karl, or even Karl and Daun, Karl being chief, and capable of saying so at times, though Daun is very splendent since Kolin),--crossed the Elbe above Brandeis; Nadasti, with precursor Pandours, now within an...1759, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)
- Synonyms:
- amazing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, sensational, awesomesauce, based, beatific, bewildering
splendent meaning in Tamil
splendent in Tamil
- சுடரிடுகிற
Synonyms of splendent
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Forms of splendent
| comparative | more splendent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most splendent |
| alternative form (obsolete) | splendant |
Origin of splendent
From Middle English splendaunt, from Old French splendiant, present participle of esplendiier, and esplendent, and Latin splendēns, splendentis, present participle of splendēre (“to shine”).
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Questions about splendent
- What does splendent mean?
- Splendent means shining; glossy; lustrous.
- What is splendent in Tamil?
- Splendent in Tamil is சுடரிடுகிற. See Splendent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is splendent?
- Splendent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce splendent?
- Splendent is pronounced /ˈsplɛndənt/.
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