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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPLENDID, a. [L., to shine. See Plain.]
1. Properly, shining; very bright; as a splendid sun. Hence,
2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as a splendid palace; a splendid procession; a splendid equipage; a splendid feast or entertainment.
3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; as a splendid victory.
4. Illustrious; famous; celebrated; as a splendid reputation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous]
2: very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" [syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid]
3: characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin splendidus, from splend?re to shine; perhaps akin to Middle Irish lainn bright Date: 1624 1. possessing or displaying splendor: as a. shining, brilliant b. marked by showy magnificence 2. illustrious, grand 3. a. excellent <a splendid opportunity> b. being out of the ordinary ; singular • splendidly adverb • splendidness noun Synonyms: splendid, resplendent, gorgeous, glorious, sublime, superb mean extraordinarily or transcendently impressive. splendid implies outshining the usual or customary <the wedding was a splendid occasion>. resplendent suggests a glowing or blazing splendor <resplendent in her jewelry>. gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color <a gorgeous red dress>. glorious suggests radiance that heightens beauty or distinction <a glorious sunset>. sublime implies an exaltation or elevation almost beyond human comprehension <a vision of sublime beauty>. superb suggests an excellence reaching the highest conceivable degree <her singing was superb>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 magnificent, gorgeous, brilliant, sumptuous (a splendid palace; a splendid achievement). 2 dignified; impressive (splendid isolation). 3 excellent; fine (a splendid chance). Derivatives: splendidly adv. splendidness n. Etymology: F splendide or L splendidus (as SPLENDENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Splendid Splen"did, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine; cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.] 1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun. 2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant. 3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you say that something is splendid, you mean that it is very good. Our house has got a splendid view across to the Cotswolds... = marvellous ADJ: usu ADJ n • splendidly I have heard him tell people that we get along splendidly. ADV: ADV with v 2. If you describe a building or work of art as splendid, you mean that it is beautiful, impressive, and extremely well made. ...a splendid Victorian mansion. = magnificent ADJ: usu ADJ n • splendidly The young women are splendidly dressed, some in floor-length ball gowns... = magnificently ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Shining, glowing, resplendent, effulgent, refulgent, bright, lustrous, radiant, beaming, brilliant. 2. Showy, magnificent, gorgeous, sumptuous, pompous, superb, kingly, dazzling, imposing. 3. Illustrious, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished, pre-eminent, remarkable, famous, celebrated, glorious, brilliant, noble, signal. 4. Grand, heroic, sublime, lofty, noble.

Moby Thesaurus

Babylonian, Corinthian, admirable, advantageous, auspicious, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, barbaric, baroque, beaming, bedazzling, beneficial, benevolent, blinding, blooming, bon, bonny, boss, braw, bright, bright and shining, brilliant, bueno, capital, celebrated, charismatic, cogent, colossal, commendable, conspicuous, cool, creditable, dandy, dashing, dazzling, deluxe, devastating, distinguished, divine, effulgent, elaborate, elegant, eminent, estimable, excellent, exceptional, exemplary, expedient, exquisite, extraordinary, extravagant, fab, fabulous, fair, famous, fancy, fantastic, favorable, fine, first-class, flamboyant, flaming, fulgent, fulgid, garish, gilt-edged, glamorous, glaring, glary, glorious, glowing, golden, good, goodly, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, healthy, heavenly, helpful, illustrious, immense, imposing, impressive, incomparable, incredible, keen, killing, kind, laudable, lavish, lovely, lush, lustrous, luxurious, magic, magnificent, majestic, major, marvelous, matchless, meritorious, neat, nice, noble, nonpareil, notable, noteworthy, numinous, ornate, out of sight, outstanding, palatial, peerless, pleasant, plush, posh, praiseworthy, princely, profitable, prominent, proud, radiant, raving, ravishing, refulgent, regal, remarkable, resplendent, rich, ritzy, royal, sensational, shining, showy, skillful, smashing, solid, sound, sparkling, spectacular, splendacious, splendent, splendiferous, splendorous, splendrous, stately, sterling, striking, stunning, stupendous, sublime, successful, sumptuous, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfancy, superfine, superior, superlative, supreme, surpassing, swank, swanky, swell, terrific, transcendent, tremendous, unbelievable, unparalleled, unsurpassed, useful, valid, very good, virtuous, vivid, wonderful