Meanings
comparative splendider · comparative more splendid · superlative splendidest · superlative most splendid
- Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
a splendid sun
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It is distinguished from xanthocobaltic nitrate by its crystalline form, and by yielding a splendid cinnabarred precipitate with a solution of iodine in potassium iodide […]
1875, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences - Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.
a splendid palace
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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.
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"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like."
1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving great beauty and splendor
adjectivevery good; of the highest quality
adjectivecharacterized by grandeur
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*spln̥d-eh₁-
- Latinsplendeō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinsplendidus
- Englishsplendid
From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μεγαλοπρεπής, λαμπρός
- μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepḗs)possessing or displaying splendor
- λαμπρός (lamprós)possessing or displaying splendor
- μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepḗs)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- λαμπρός (lamprós)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Bulgarian бляскав, блестящ
- бляскав (bljaskav)possessing or displaying splendor
- блестящ (blestjašt)possessing or displaying splendor
- великолепен (velikolepen)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- разкошен (razkošen)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- прочут (pročut)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
- знаменит (znamenit)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Catalan esplèndid, esplèndid
- esplèndidpossessing or displaying splendor
- esplèndidshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- esplèndidillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Chinese Mandarin 輝煌 /辉煌, 壯麗 /壮丽
- 輝煌 /辉煌 (huīhuáng)possessing or displaying splendor
- 壯麗 /壮丽 (zhuànglì)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- 燦爛 /灿烂 (cànlàn)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Danish fremragende, fortræffelig
- fremragendeshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- fortræffeligshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- fortrinligshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- udmærketshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- alle tidersshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Dutch stralend, schitterend
- stralendpossessing or displaying splendor
- schitterendpossessing or displaying splendor
- prachtigshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- schitterendshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Esperanto belega, grandioza
- belegapossessing or displaying splendor
- grandiozashowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Finnish loistava, loistokas
- loistavapossessing or displaying splendor
- loistokasshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
French splendide, splendide
- splendidepossessing or displaying splendor
- splendideshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- fameuxillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
German glänzend, prächtig
- glänzendpossessing or displaying splendor
- prächtigshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- hervorragendillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Greek μεγαλοπρεπής, μεγαλοπρεπής
- μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepís)possessing or displaying splendor
- μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepís)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- θαυμάσιος (thavmásios)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Hindi तेजस्वी, शानदार
- तेजस्वी (tejasvī)possessing or displaying splendor
- शानदार (śāndār)possessing or displaying splendor
- शानदार (śāndār)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇ)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
- तेजस्वी (tejasvī)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Hungarian ragyogó, tündöklő
- ragyogópossessing or displaying splendor
- tündöklőpossessing or displaying splendor
- pompásshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- tüneményesshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- nagyszerűillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
- remekillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Irish án
- ánpossessing or displaying splendor
Japanese 見事, 素敵
- 見事 (migoto)possessing or displaying splendor
- 素敵 (suteki na)possessing or displaying splendor
- 豪華 (gōka)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- 華麗 (karei na)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- 立派 (rippa)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
- 輝かしい (kagayakasī)illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Latin splendidus, splendidus
- splendiduspossessing or displaying splendor
- splendidusshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Latvian krāšņs, grezns
- krāšņspossessing or displaying splendor
- greznspossessing or displaying splendor
- krāšņsshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- greznsshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Norwegian Bokmål glimrende
- glimrendeillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Persian درخشان, شکوهمند
- درخشانpossessing or displaying splendor
- شکوهمندshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Polish arcydobry, przepyszny
- arcydobrypossessing or displaying splendor
- przepysznyshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- pięknyshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- znakomityillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
- genialnyillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Portuguese esplêndido, esplêndido
- esplêndidopossessing or displaying splendor
- esplêndidoshowy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- esplêndidoillustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated
Romanian splendid
- splendidpossessing or displaying splendor
Russian великоле́пный, превосхо́дный
- великоле́пный (velikolépnyj)possessing or displaying splendor
- превосхо́дный (prevosxódnyj)possessing or displaying splendor
- великоле́пный (velikolépnyj)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
- прекра́сный (prekrásnyj)showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with splendid
Cite this entry
splendid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splendid
“splendid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splendid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splendid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splendid.
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