splendorous

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adjective

Splendid, having splendor.

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Meanings

adjectivesplendorous (comparative more splendorous, superlative most splendorous)

comparative more splendorous · superlative most splendorous

  1. Splendid, having splendor.

    Ensconced in his attentiveness, she was the splendorous sun around which his life revolved.

    2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 215

    Synonyms: splendrous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSplendid, having splendor.

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Origin

  1. Englishsplendor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. Englishsplendorous

From splendor + -ous.

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