Meaning

3 senses
  1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

    a splendid sun

    glänzend

    великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj, превосхо́дныйprevosxódnyj

  2. Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.

    a splendid palace

    a splendid procession

    prächtig

    великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj, прекра́сныйprekrásnyj

  3. Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.

    hervorragend

More definitions
  • having great beauty and splendor
  • characterized by grandeur
  • very good; of the highest quality

Examples

84 sentences
  1. I've got a splendid idea.

    У мене є чудова ідея.

    ruУ меня есть замечательная идея.

    deIch habe einen großartigen Einfall.

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  2. In brief, the party was splendid.

    ruОдним словом, вечеринка была превосходной.

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  3. She was wearing a splendid outfit.

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  4. That's a splendid idea.

    deDas ist eine großartige Idee.

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  5. You did a splendid job.

    deDas hast du großartig gemacht!

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
possessing or displaying splendor:
showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
possessing or displaying splendor:
showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous:
illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated:

Origin

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

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Forms

splendider/more splendid, splendidest/most splendid

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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