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 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)

• 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
• 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) (pʿaylun)
• 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

From French splendide, from Latin splendidus.

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