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resplendent

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re·splen·dent  (r-splndnt)
adj.
Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplendns, resplendent-, present participle of resplendre, to shine brightly : re-, re- + splendre, to shine.]

re·splendence, re·splenden·cy n.
re·splendent·ly adv.

resplendent
Adjective
1. brilliant or splendid in appearance
2. shining [Latin re- again + splendere to shine]
resplendence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.resplendent - having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

resplendent
Translations
Spanish resplendent [rɪsˈplɛndənt] adjresplandeciente
French resplendent [rɪsˈplɛndənt] adjresplendissant(e)
German resplendent [rɪsˈplɛndənt] adj (clothes) → prächtig
Italian resplendent [rɪsˈplɛndənt] adjrisplendente

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The Snow Queen might come back as soon as she liked; there stood his discharge written in resplendent masses of ice.
Da Souza met him in the hall, sleek, curly, and resplendent in a black dinner-suit.
The Yankees all turned their gaze toward her resplendent orb, kissed their hands, called her by all kinds of endearing names.
 
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