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English noun: splendor

1. splendor (attribute) a quality that outshines the usual


Synonymsbrilliancy, luster, lustre, splendour


Broader (hypernym)brightness

2. splendor (attribute) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand


SamplesFor magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel.
His `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects.
It is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor.
An imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art.
Advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products.


Synonymsbrilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendour


Broader (hypernym)elegance


Narrower (hyponym)eclat









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