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splendid

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splen·did  (splndd)
adj.
1. Brilliant with light or color; radiant: a splendid field of poppies.
2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent: splendid costumes.
3. Admired by many; illustrious: splendid achievements.
4. Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing: splendid character.
5. Very good or satisfying; praiseworthy: a splendid performance in the examinations.

[Latin splendidus, from splendre, to shine.]

splendid·ly adv.
splendid·ness n.

splendid [ˈsplɛndɪd]
adj
1. brilliant or fine, esp in appearance
2. characterized by magnificence; imposing
3. glorious or illustrious a splendid reputation
4. brightly gleaming; radiant her splendid face splendid colours
5. very good or satisfactory a splendid time
[from Latin splendidus, from splendēre to shine]
splendidly  adv
splendidness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.splendid - 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"
2.splendidsplendid - very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
3.splendid - characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

splendid
adjective
1. excellent, wonderful, marvellous, mean (slang), great (informal), topping (Brit. slang), fine, cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), fantastic (informal), first-class, glorious, mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), def (slang), brill (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) The book includes a wealth of splendid photographs.
excellent poor, ordinary, mediocre, depressing, disgusting, miserable, rotten, pathetic, lacklustre, tawdry, run-of-the-mill, undistinguished, unexceptional, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)
Translations
splendid [ˈsplendɪd] ADJ (= magnificent) → espléndido, magnífico; (= excellent) → estupendo, magnífico
he has done splendid workha hecho una magnífica labor
splendid!¡magnífico!, ¡estupendo!
in splendid isolationen total or absoluto aislamiento

splendid [ˈsplɛndɪd] adj
(= very good) [holiday] → magnifique; [view] → superbe, splendide; [idea, opportunity, company] → excellent(e)
We had a splendid time → Nous avons passé un excellent moment.
You do such splendid work → Vous faites un travail formidable.
(= very impressive) [building, statue] → splendide, grandiose

splendid
adj
(= excellent)hervorragend; rider etc, chance, idea, amusementglänzend, ausgezeichnet; (that’s simply) splendid!(das ist ja) ausgezeichnet!
(= magnificent) clothes, sunset, musicherrlich; occasion, scale, villaingroßartig

splendid [ˈsplɛndɪd] adj (ceremony, clothes) → splendido/a, magnifico/a; (idea, example) → eccellente, ottimo/a
that's splendid! → magnifico!, fantastico!
splendid [ˈsplɛndɪd] adj (ceremony, clothes) → splendido/a, magnifico/a; (idea, example) → eccellente, ottimo/a
that's splendid! → magnifico!, fantastico!

splendid
adj splendid [ˈsplendid]
1 brilliant, magnificent, very rich and grand etc He looked splendid in his robes. baie mooi رائِع великолепен skvostný, přepychový fantastisk großartig μεγαλοπρεπής, έξοχος estupendo, maravilloso hiilgav, oivaline با شكوه loistava splendide נֶהֱדָר भव्य, शानदार sjajan, veličanstven ragyogó hebat stórkostlegur splendido すばらしい 화려한 didingas, ištaigingas, prabangus krāšņs; iespaidīgs; grezns menakjubkan prachtig herlig, storartet, strålende wspaniały esplêndido splendid великолепный nádherný sijajen sjajan ståtlig, praktfull วิเศษ; แจ่มจรัส muhteşem 輝煌的,光彩的 розкішний, блискучий زبردست lộng lẫy, tráng lệ
2 very good or fine a splendid piece of work. baie goed جَميل جِدا блестящ výborný storartet hervorragend λαμπρός, εξαιρετικός espléndido, magnífico suurepärane عالي mainio magnifique מְצוּיָן अत्युत्तम, उत्कृष्ट divan, izvanredan nagyszerű bagus afbragðs- splendido, magnifico 立派な 매우 훌륭한 puikus lielisks; izcils hebat prachtig glimrende, storartet doskonały esplêndido magnific прекрасный výborný, znamenitý sijajen sjajan lysande, storartad ดีเลิศ mükemmel 光彩的 чудовий, першокласний شان دار rất tốt, tuyệt vời
adv splendidly
baie goed بصورَةٍ رائِعَه великолепно skvěle fantastiskt; storartet prächtig λαμπρά, εξαιρετικά espléndidamente hiilgavalt loistavasti splendidement נֶהֱדָר शानदारी से, चमक के साथ, गौरव से sjajno, veličanstveno ragyogóan secara bagus glæsilega splendidamente すばらしく 화려하게 puikiai, prabangiai krāšņi; lieliski dengan hebat prachtig herlig, glimrende, storartet wspaniale, doskonale esplendidamente splendid великолепно; прекрасно nádherne sijajno sjajno storartat อย่างดีเลิศ; อย่างแจ่มจรัส mükemmel bir şekilde 壯麗地 розкішно; чудово زبردست طریقے سے lộng lẫy, tuyệt vời 丽地
n splendour [-də]
luister بَهاء، رَوْعَه، فَخامَه великолепие nádhera pragt die Pracht μεγαλοπρέπεια esplendor hiilgus loistokkuus splendeur הוֹד भव्यता, वैभव, शान sjaj, blistavilo tündöklő ragyogás keindahan glæsibragur splendore puikumas, prabangumas krāšņums; greznība kehebatan prakt, herlighet splendoare великолепие nádhera sijaj sjajnost glans, prakt, storslagenhet ความงดงาม mükemmellik 光輝 розкіш, пишнота شان و شوکت sự tráng lệ, sự huy hoàng
n splendidness
luisterrykheid رَوْعَه، فَخامَه разкош okázalost storartethed; pragtfuldhed die Großartigkeit λαμπρότητα esplendor hiilgus loisteliaisuus splendeur נֶהֱדָרוּת भव्यता, वैभवता, शानदार sjaj, krasota nagyszerű volta vminek keadaan bagus glæsibragur splendore 見事さ 화려함, 훌륭함 puikumas, prabangumas krāšņums; greznība kehebatan pracht praktfullhet, storartethet doskonałość esplendor splendoare роскошность okázalosť sijaj sjaj glansfullhet, storslagenhet ความรุ่งโรจน์; ความแจ่มจรัส mükemmellik 光彩 розкішність وقار، شان sự lộng lẫy, sự tuyệt vời

splendid مُدْهِش úžasný storartet großartig εκθαμβωτικός espléndido loistava splendide blistav splendido すばらしい 화려한 schitterend glimrende wspaniały esplêndido великолепный storartad ยอดเยี่ยม görkemli rất hay 壮丽的


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Now it was seen that the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger were drawing behind them a splendid golden chariot, to which they were harnessed by golden cords.
THE BEASTS of the forest gave a splendid entertainment at which the Monkey stood up and danced.
 
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