splendor

Noun
Synonyms: lusterlustrebrilliancysplendourmagnificencebrilliancegrandeurgrandness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a quality that outshines the usualSynonyms: lusterlustrebrilliancysplendour
  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”Synonyms: magnificencebrilliancesplendourgrandeurgrandness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in splendor of mine own." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur. [1913 Webster] Splendrous

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