splendor
Great light, luster or brillianceGreat light, luster or brilliance.
» The palace was built in great splendor.
Meaning
3 senses(US, uncountable, usually)Great light, luster or brilliance.
(US, uncountable, usually)Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.
The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.
Pracht
великоле́пиеvelikolépije, пы́шностьpýšnostʹ, блескblesk
вели́чvelýč, пи́шністьpýšnistʹ, блискblysk
(US, uncountable, usually)Great fame or glory.
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
- a quality that outshines the usual
Examples
11 sentencesThe palace was built in great splendor.
We were amazed by the splendor of the scenery.
Well, best not to let my splendor go to waste!
Can you imagine Babel's splendor?
Ти можеш уявити собі пишність Вавілона?
ruМожешь представить себе великолепие Вавилона?
The most real of all splendors are not in outward things, they are within us.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from thFrom Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendeō (“to shine”).
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Forms
plural: splendorsSynonyms
8 synonyms- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand:magnificencebrilliancesplendourgrandeurgrandness
- a quality that outshines the usual:lusterlustrebrilliancysplendour
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable