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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a quality that outshines the usual;
[syn: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour]

2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand;
- Example: "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"
- Example: "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects";
- Example: "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"
- Example: "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"
- Example: "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
[syn: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Splendor \Splen"dor\, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F.
   splendeur.]
   1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the
      splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.
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   2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,
      ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in
      splendor of mine own." --Shak.
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   3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
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   Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;
        showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
        [1913 Webster] Splendrous


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

splendor
    n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster,
         lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour]
    2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for
       magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's
       hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects";
       "it is the university that gives the scene its stately
       splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and
       colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and
       elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence,
       brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur,
       grandness]