Splendor definition
Great light or luster; brilliance.
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Magnificent richness or glory; pomp; grandeur.
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Great fame; glory.
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Splendor is defined as great brilliance, richness or glory.
An example of splendor is the decor in an elegantly decorated wedding reception hall.
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Great luster or brightness; brilliance.
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Magnificent appearance or display; grandeur.
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Something grand or magnificent.
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The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.
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splendor
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splendorsOrigin of splendor
- Middle English splendoure from Old French splendour from Latin splendor from splendēre to shine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendere (“to shine").
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