FromLatin splendidus , fromsplendere ( “ to shine ” ) +-idus ( “ adjective forming suffix ” ) .
splendid (comparative splendider or moresplendid ,superlative splendidest or mostsplendid )
Possessing or displayingsplendor ; shining; very bright.asplendid sun
1875 , Henry Watts,A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences :It is distinguished from xanthocobaltic nitrate by its crystalline form, and by yielding asplendid cinnabarred precipitate with a solution of iodine in potassium iodide[ …]
Gorgeous ;magnificent ;sumptuous ; of remarkable beauty.asplendid palace
asplendid procession
asplendid pageant
Brilliant ,excellent , of a very high standard.1950 , C. S. Lewis,The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe :"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectlysplendid . That old chap will let us do anything we like."
November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United ,"guardian.co.uk Hart had to make twosplendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance. possessing or displaying splendor
showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Armenian:պերճ (hy) ( perč ) Bulgarian:великолепен (bg) ( velikolepen ) ,разкошен (bg) ( razkošen ) Catalan:esplèndid (ca) Chinese:Mandarin:壯麗 / 壮丽 (zh) ( zhuànglì ) ,燦爛 / 灿烂 (zh) ( cànlàn ) Danish:fremragende ,fortræffelig ,fortrinlig ,udmærket ,alle tiders Dutch:prachtig (nl) ,schitterend (nl) Esperanto:grandioza (eo) Finnish:loistokas (fi) French:splendide (fr) German:prächtig (de) Gothic:𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌲𐍃 ( wulþags ) Greek:μεγαλοπρεπής (el) ( megaloprepís ) Ancient:μεγαλοπρεπής ( megaloprepḗs ) ,λαμπρός ( lamprós ) Hindi:शानदार (hi) ( śāndār ) Hungarian:pompás (hu) ,tüneményes (hu) Japanese:豪華 (ja) ( ごうか , gōka) ,華麗 (ja) ( かれい , karei na) Latin:splendidus Latvian:krāšņs ,grezns Macedonian:велико́лепен ( velikólepen ) ,ра́скошен ( ráskošen ) ,пре́красен ( prékrasen ) Manx:ard-yindyssagh Persian:شکوهمند (fa) Portuguese:esplêndido (pt) Russian:великоле́пный (ru) ( velikolépnyj ) ,прекра́сный (ru) ( prekrásnyj ) Serbo-Croatian:velicanstven ,sjajan (sh) ,raskosan Sorbian:Lower Sorbian:kšasny
illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
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Borrowed fromFrench splendide , fromLatin splendidus .
splendid m or n (feminine singular splendidă ,masculine plural splendizi ,feminine and neuter plural splendide )
splendid