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splendent
[ splen-duhnt ]
adjective
- shining or radiant, as the sun.
- gleaming or lustrous, as metal, marble, etc.
- brilliant in appearance, color, etc.; gorgeous; magnificent; splendid.
- eminent; illustrious.
splendent
/ ˈsplɛndənt /
adjective
- shining brightly; lustrous
a splendent sun
- famous; illustrious
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Other Words From
- splendent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of splendent1
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin splendent- (stem of splendēns ), present participle of splendēre to shine; -ent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of splendent1
C15: from Latin splendēns brilliant, from splendēre to shine
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Example Sentences
Its face is almost purely metallic, and more splendent than appears to consist with its being purely metallic copper.
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The feldspar exhibited its splendent black crystals in fine relief in the massy quartz.
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They brought her mother's saddle, splendent with gems and gold, set it on the great red horse, and lifted her to it.
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Quaecunque in Germanorum indole admiranda atque imitanda fere censemus, ea in Doellingero maxime splendent.
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To the outer glozing fame That now attires us splendent, we may add Inmost applause.
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