English Explanatory Dictionary

splendent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shining; glossy; lustrous.
  2. Very conspicuous; illustrious.
  3. Splendid, marvellous, wonderful.

Pronunciation

/ˈsplɛndənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-splendent.wav

Word forms

splendent more splendent most splendent splendant

Etymology

From Middle English splendaunt, from Old French splendiant, present participle of esplendiier, and esplendent, and Latin splendēns, splendentis, present participle of splendēre (“to shine”).

Synonyms

mirrorlike relucent sleek glacé glassy glossy lacquerlike satiny sheeny slickered splendent vitreous gleamy glisteny mirrory shining shiny zazzy apparent evident arrant undoubted glaring bait blatant clear clear as a bell clear as day clear cut conspicuous crystal clear cut and dried decided elucidate eyely intuitive manifest notable noticeable obvious open-and-shut ostensible palpable patent plain plain as a haystack plain as a pikestaff plain as day plain as Dunstable highway plain as porridge plain as print plain as Salisbury plain as the nose on one's face prima facie res ipsa loquitur straightforward undissembled amazing astounding awe-inspiring

Derived words

splendently transplendent
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary