splendid
English
/ˈsplɛndɪd/
adj
Definitions
- Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
- Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous.
- Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.
Etymology
Suffix from Latin splendere (shine).
Origin
Latin
splendere
Gloss
shine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- splendidiferous English
- splendidly English
- splendidness English
- unsplendid English
- unsplendidly English
- splendere Latin
- esplender Spanish, Castilian
- esplèndid Catalan, Valencian