splendid

English

Etymology

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) +‎ -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsplɛndɪd/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛndɪd

Adjective

splendid (comparative splendider or more splendid, superlative splendidest or most splendid)

Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright
a splendid sun
Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
a splendid palace

a splendid procession

a splendid pageant
brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
  Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.

Synonyms

Derived terms

splendidness

Related terms

Translations

possessing or displaying splendor

Catalan: esplèndid (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 輝煌 (zh), 辉煌 (zh) (huīhuáng)
Finnish: loistava (fi)
French: splendide (fr)
Friulian: famôs
German: glänzend (de)
Greek: μεγαλοπρεπής (el) (megaloprepís)

Hindi: शानदार (hi) (śāndār)
Hungarian: ragyogó (hu), tündöklő (hu)
Irish: án (ga)
Japanese: 見事 (ja) (みごと, migoto), 素敵 (ja) (すてき, suteki na)
Latvian: krāšņs, grezns
Portuguese: esplêndido (pt)
Romanian: splendid (ro)
Russian: великоле́пный (ru) (velikolépnyj), превосхо́дный (ru) (prevosxódnyj)

showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous

Armenian: պերճ (hy) (perč)
Catalan: esplèndid (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 壯麗 (zh), 壮丽 (zh) (zhuànglì), 燦爛 (zh), 灿烂 (zh) (cànlàn)
Finnish: loistokas (fi)
French: splendide (fr)
German: prächtig (de)
Greek: μεγαλοπρεπής (el) (megaloprepís)
Hindi: शानदार (hi) (śāndār)

Hungarian: pompás (hu), tüneményes
Japanese: 豪華 (ja) (ごうか, gōka), 華麗 (ja) (かれい, karei na)
Latvian: krāšņs, grezns
Manx: ard-yindyssagh
Portuguese: esplêndido (pt)
Russian: великоле́пный (ru) (velikolépnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: velicanstven,sjajan,raskosan
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: kšasny

illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated

Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (pʿaylun)
Catalan: esplèndid (ca)
French: fameux (fr)
German: hervorragend (de)
Greek: θαυμάσιος (el) (thavmásios)
Hungarian: nagyszerű (hu), remek (hu)

Japanese: 立派 (ja) (りっぱ, rippa), 輝かしい (かがやかしい, kagayakasī)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: glimrende
Portuguese: esplêndido (pt)
Volapük: nidik (vo)

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Translations to be checked

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} مُشْرِق‎ (mušriq)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} schitterend (nl), ^{(please verify)} prachtig (nl)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} calma
Italian: ^{(please verify)} splendido (it)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 장엄한 (jang-eomhan)

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 輝煌的, ^{(please verify)} 辉煌的 (huīhuáng de)
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} veleban (sh), ^{(please verify)} veličanstven (sh), ^{(please verify)} velelepno
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} espléndido (es)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} glänsande (sv)

Anagrams

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