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splendid.

Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsplɛndɪd/UK, US
  1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

    a splendid sun
  2. Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.

    a splendid palace
    a splendid procession
  3. Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spln̥d-eh₁-der. Latin splendeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin splendidus English splendid From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

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