English noun: splendor | |||
1. | splendor (attribute) a quality that outshines the usual | ||
Synonyms | brilliancy, luster, lustre, splendour | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brightness | ||
2. | splendor (attribute) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand | ||
Samples | For 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. | ||
Synonyms | brilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendour | ||
Broader (hypernym) | elegance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | eclat | ||