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splendorous

splendorous adjective: splendid, having splendor.

Adjective

splendorous (comparative more splendorous, superlative most splendorous)

  1. Splendid, having splendor.
    • Ensconced in his attentiveness, she was the splendorous sun around which his life revolved.2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 215
    Synonyms:
    splendrous

Synonyms of splendorous

Forms of splendorous

comparativemore splendorous
superlativemost splendorous

Origin of splendorous

From splendor + -ous.

Words formed from splendorous

Questions about splendorous

What does splendorous mean?
Splendorous means splendid, having splendor.
What part of speech is splendorous?
Splendorous is an adjective.

Words near splendorous in the dictionary

  1. splendiferousness
  2. splendiloquent
  3. splendish
  4. splenditude
  5. splendor
  6. splendorous
  7. splendorously
  8. splendors
  9. splendour
  10. Splendour of the Father
  11. splendourous

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