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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. having great beauty and splendor;
- Example: "a glorious spring morning"
- Example: "a glorious sunset"
- Example: "splendid costumes"
- Example: "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
[syn: glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous]

2. very good;of the highest quality;
- Example: "made an excellent speech"
- Example: "the school has excellent teachers"
- Example: "a first-class mind"
[syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid]

3. characterized by grandeur;
- Example: "the brilliant court life at Versailles"
- Example: "a glorious work of art"
- Example: "magnificent cathedrals"
- Example: "the splendid coronation ceremony"
[syn: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Splendid \Splen"did\, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine;
   cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.]
   1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright;
      as, a splendid sun.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid
      palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a
      splendid victory or reputation.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

splendid
    adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring
           morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a
           kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn:
           glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous]
    2: very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech";
       "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
       [syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid]
    3: characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at
       Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent
       cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn:
       brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid]