splendid

splen·did

 (splĕn′dĭd)

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.

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[Latin splendidus, from splendēre, to shine.]

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splen′did·ly adv.

splen′did·ness n.

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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.

[C17: from Latin splendidus, from splendēre to shine]

ˈsplendidly adv

ˈsplendidness n

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splen•did

(ˈsplɛn dɪd)

adj.

1. magnificent or sumptuous.

2. distinguished or glorious: a splendid achievement.

3. excellent or very good: to have a splendid time.

4. brilliant in appearance, color, etc.

[1615–25; < Latin splendidus brilliant =splend(ēre) to shine + -idus -id⁴]

splen′did•ly, adv.

splen′did•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	splendid - having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" resplendent, splendiferous, glorious 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.	splendid - very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" excellent, fantabulous, first-class 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" magnificent, glorious, brilliant impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

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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)

2. magnificent, grand, imposing, impressive, rich, superb, costly, gorgeous, dazzling, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, ornate, resplendent, splendiferous (facetious) a splendid Victorian mansion
magnificent drab, sordid, squalid, mean, low, poor, plain, dull, beggarly, poverty-stricken

3. glorious, superb, magnificent, grand, brilliant, rare, supreme, outstanding, remarkable, sterling, exceptional, renowned, admirable, sublime, illustrious a splendid career in publishing
glorious ignominious, ignoble

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splendid

adjective

1. Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor:

brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, splendorous.

2. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent:

august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, stately, sublime, superb.

3. Exceptionally good of its kind:

ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.

Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.

Slang: boss.

Chiefly British: tophole.

4. Particularly excellent:

divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, superb, terrific, wonderful.

Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous.

Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty.

Idiom: out of this world.

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Translations

جَميل جِدارَائِعرائِع

přepychovýskvostnýúžasnývýborný

storartetfantastisk

großartighervorragendprächtigprachtvolltrefflich

εκθαμβωτικός

espléndidomagníficomaravilloso

loistava

splendidemagnifiquefameux

sjajan

nagyszerűpompásragyogóremektündöklő

afbragîs-stórkostlegur

splendidosplendoremeraviglioso

すばらしい

화려한

ištaigingas

greznsiespaidīgsizcilskrāšņslielisks

schitterend

glimrende

wspaniały

esplêndido

великолепныйпрекрасный

prekrasensijajen

storartad

ยอดเยี่ยม

görkemlimuhteşemmükemmel

rất hay

光彩的壮丽的辉煌的

splendid

[ˈsplendɪd] ADJ (= magnificent) → espléndido, magnífico; (= excellent) → estupendo, magnífico
he has done splendid work → ha hecho una magnífica labor
splendid! → ¡magnífico!, ¡estupendo!
in splendid isolation → en total or absoluto aislamiento

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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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

splendid

adj

(= excellent) → hervorragend; rider etc, chance, idea, amusement → glänzend, ausgezeichnet; (that’s simply) splendid! → (das ist ja) ausgezeichnet!

(= magnificent) clothes, sunset, music → herrlich; occasion, scale, villain → großartig

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splendid

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

splendid

(ˈsplendid) adjective

1. brilliant, magnificent, very rich and grand etc. He looked splendid in his robes. baie mooi رائِع великолепен esplêndido skvostný, přepychový großartig fantastisk μεγαλοπρεπής, έξοχοςestupendo, maravilloso hiilgav, oivaline با شكوه loistava splendideנהדר भव्य, शानदार sjajan, veličanstven ragyogó hebat stórkostlegur splendido すばらしい 화려한 didingas, ištaigingas, prabangus krāšņs; iespaidīgs; grezns menakjubkan prachtigherlig, storartet, strålendewspaniały ځلاند، بريښند، پرتمين (مجلل، شكو همند): روڼ: دنندارې وړ، لوى، لوړ، فوق العاده، ډيرښه برم يالى، برمي esplêndido splendid великолепный nádherný sijajen sjajan ståtlig, praktfull วิเศษ; แจ่มจรัส muhteşem 輝煌的，光彩的 розкішний, блискучий زبردست lộng lẫy, tráng lệ 辉煌的，光彩的

2. very good or fine. a splendid piece of work. baie goed جَميل جِدا блестящ esplêndido výborný hervorragend storartet λαμπρός, εξαιρετικόςespléndido, magnífico suurepärane عالي erinomainen magnifiqueמצוין अत्युत्तम, उत्कृष्ट divan, izvanredan nagyszerű bagus afbragðs- splendido, magnifico 立派な 매우 훌륭한 puikus lielisks; izcils hebat prachtigglimrende, storartetdoskonały فوق العاده، ډيرښه برم يالى esplêndido magnific прекрасный výborný, znamenitý sijajen sjajan lysande, storartad ดีเลิศ mükemmel 光彩的 чудовий, першокласний شان دار rất tốt, tuyệt vời 光彩的

ˈsplendidly adverb

baie goed بصورَةٍ رائِعَه великолепно esplendidamente skvěle prächtig fantastiskt; storartet λαμπρά, εξαιρετικάespléndidamente hiilgavalt erinomaisesti splendidementנהדר 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 prachtigherlig, glimrende, storartet wspaniale, doskonale په ځلانده توګه، په فوق العاده ډول esplendidamente splendid великолепно; прекрасно nádherne sijajno sjajno storartat อย่างดีเลิศ; อย่างแจ่มจรัส mükemmel bir şekilde 壯麗地，豪華地 розкішно; чудово زبردست طریقے سے lộng lẫy, tuyệt vời 壮丽地，豪华地

ˈsplendour (-də) noun

luister بَهاء، رَوْعَه، فَخامَه великолепие esplendor nádhera die Pracht pragt μεγαλοπρέπειαesplendor hiilgus koreus splendeurהוד भव्यता, वैभव, शान sjaj, blistavilo tündöklő ragyogás keindahan glæsibragur splendore 호화, 화려 puikumas, prabangumas krāšņums; greznība kehebatan prachtprakt, herlighet ځلا، بريښ، برم، شان، شوكت، دبدبه splendoare великолепие nádhera sijaj sjajnost glans, prakt, storslagenhet ความงดงาม mükemmellik 光輝，光彩 розкіш, пишнота شان و شوکت sự tráng lệ, sự huy hoàng 光辉，光彩

ˈsplendidness noun

luisterrykheid رَوْعَه، فَخامَه разкош esplendor okázalost die Großartigkeit storartethed; pragtfuldhed λαμπρότηταesplendor hiilgus erinomaisuus splendeur נֶהֱדָרוּת भव्यता, वैभवता, शानदार sjaj, krasota nagyszerű volta vminek keadaan bagus glæsibragur splendore 見事さ 화려함 puikumas, prabangumas krāšņums; greznība kehebatan prachtpraktfullhet, storartethetdoskonałość ځلا esplendor splendoare роскошность okázalosť sijaj sjaj glansfullhet, storslagenhet ความรุ่งโรจน์; ความแจ่มจรัส mükemmellik 光彩 розкішність وقار، شان sự lộng lẫy, sự tuyệt vời 光彩

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splendid

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

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