splendid

English

Etymology

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) +‎ -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsplɛndɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɪd

Adjective

splendid (comparative splendider or more splendid, superlative splendidest or most splendid)

1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

   a splendid sun

   • 1875, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences:

     It is distinguished from xanthocobaltic nitrate by its crystalline form, and by yielding a splendid cinnabarred precipitate with a solution of iodine in potassium iodide […]

2. Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.

   a splendid palace

   a splendid procession

   a splendid pageant

3. Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.
   • 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:

     "We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like."

   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.

Synonyms

• great
• magnificent
• marvellous

Derived terms

• splendidness
• splendid fairywren
• splendid first strike

Related terms

• resplend
• resplendent
• splendor

Translations

possessing or displaying splendor

• Bulgarian: бляскав (bg) (bljaskav), блестящ (bg) (blestjašt)
• Catalan: esplèndid (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輝煌／辉煌 (zh) (huīhuáng)

• Dutch: stralend (nl), schitterend (nl)
• Esperanto: belega
• Finnish: loistava (fi)
• French: splendide (fr)
• Friulian: famôs
• German: glänzend (de)
• Greek: μεγαλοπρεπής (el) (megaloprepís)

  Ancient: μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepḗs), λαμπρός (lamprós)

• Hindi: शानदार (hi) (śāndār)
• Hungarian: ragyogó (hu), tündöklő (hu)
• Irish: án (ga)
• Japanese: 見事 (ja) (みごと, migoto), 素敵 (ja) (すてき, suteki na)
• Latin: splendidus
• Latvian: krāšņs, grezns
• Macedonian: бле́скав (bléskav)
• Middle English: wlonk
• Persian: درخشان (fa)
• Polish: arcydobry
• Portuguese: esplêndido (pt)
• Romanian: splendid (ro)
• Russian: великоле́пный (ru) (velikolépnyj), превосхо́дный (ru) (prevosxódnyj)

showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous

• Armenian: պերճ (hy) (perč)
• Bulgarian: великолепен (bg) (velikolepen), разкошен (bg) (razkošen)
• Catalan: esplèndid (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 壯麗／壮丽 (zh) (zhuànglì), 燦爛／灿烂 (zh) (cànlàn)

• Danish: fremragende, fortræffelig, fortrinlig, udmærket, alle tiders
• Dutch: prachtig (nl), schitterend (nl)
• Finnish: loistokas (fi)
• French: splendide (fr)
• German: prächtig (de)
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌲𐍃 (wulþags)
• Greek: μεγαλοπρεπής (el) (megaloprepís)

  Ancient: μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepḗs), λαμπρός (lamprós)

• Hindi: शानदार (hi) (śāndār)
• Hungarian: pompás (hu), tüneményes (hu)
• Japanese: 豪華 (ja) (ごうか, gōka), 華麗 (ja) (かれい, karei na)
• Latin: splendidus
• Latvian: krāšņs, grezns
• Macedonian: велико́лепен (velikólepen), ра́скошен (ráskošen), пре́красен (prékrasen)
• Manx: ard-yindyssagh
• Persian: شکوهمند (fa)
• Portuguese: esplêndido (pt)
• Russian: великоле́пный (ru) (velikolépnyj), прекра́сный (ru) (prekrásnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: velicanstven, sjajan (sh), raskosan
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: kšasny

illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated

• Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (pʻaylun)
• Bulgarian: прочут (bg) (pročut), знаменит (bg) (znamenit)
• Catalan: esplèndid (ca)
• French: fameux (fr)
• German: hervorragend (de)
• Greek: θαυμάσιος (el) (thavmásios)
• Hungarian: nagyszerű (hu), remek (hu)
• Japanese: 立派 (ja) (りっぱ, rippa), 輝かしい (ja) (かがやかしい, kagayakasī)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: glimrende

• Portuguese: esplêndido (pt)
• Volapük: nidik (vo)

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• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} مُشْرِق (mušriq)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} schitterend (nl), ^{(please verify)} prachtig (nl)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} calma
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} splendido (it)
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 장엄한 (jang'eomhan)
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 輝煌的／辉煌的, ^{(please verify)} 辉煌的 (huīhuáng de)
• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} veleban (sh), ^{(please verify)} veličanstven (sh), ^{(please verify)} velelepno
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} espléndido (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} glänsande (sv)

Anagrams

• spindled

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French splendide, from Latin splendidus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

splendid m or n (feminine singular splendidă, masculine plural splendizi, feminine and neuter plural splendide)

1. splendid

Declension

Declension of splendid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	splendid		splendidă	splendizi	splendide
	definite	splendidul		splendida	splendizii	splendidele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	splendid		splendide	splendizi	splendide
	definite	splendidului		splendidei	splendizilor	splendidelor