Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Splendid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Splendid \Splen"did\, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine;
cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.]
1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright;
as, a splendid sun.
2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid
palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a
splendid victory or reputation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
splendid
adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring
morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a
kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {glorious},
{resplendent}, {splendiferous}]
2: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
"the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work
of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid
coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {glorious}, {magnificent}]
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