English Explanatory Dictionary

splendiferous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Beautiful, splendid.

Pronunciation

/splɛnˈdɪfəɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-splendiferous.wav

Word forms

splendiferous more splendiferous most splendiferous

Etymology

From Middle English splendiferous, from Medieval Latin splendiferus + -ous, from Late Latin splendōrifer, from Latin splendor + -fer (“bearing”). Reintroduced humorously into English c. 1837.

Derived words

splendiferously splendiferousness
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