resplendence

[ ri-splen-duhns ]

noun

1. a resplendent quality or state; splendor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of resplendence¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word resplendentia. See resplendent, -ence

Example Sentences

But Jones’ timbre perhaps gave voice to something universal, a sound to nobility and resplendence.

From Salon

It was worn and shoddy in comparison to the resplendence of the castle, but it was comfortable, and it was her.

From Literature

In painting after painting, with feline prowess, he found ways to recover compositional balance, and in the process — it was really a kind of high-wire act — he amplified the overall effect of energy and resplendence.

From Washington Post

Missing any grace note of gaucheness to save it from its own shameless resplendence, it is a picture that clearly has designs on you.

From Washington Post

They pour their ideas about politics, ecology and interpersonal relationships into vast, multifaceted, semi-abstract compositions that deal in dissonance and overload but often resolve into major-key resplendence.

From New York Times