Hypertext Webster Gateway: "resplendent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Resplendent \Re*splen"dent\ (-dent), a. [L. resplendens, -entis,
p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- +
splendere to shine. See {Splendid}.]
Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. --
{Re*splen"dent*ly}, adv.
With royal arras and resplendent gold. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
resplendent
adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring
morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a
kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {glorious},
{splendid}, {splendiferous}]
2: richly and brilliantly colorful [syn: {flamboyant}, {unrestrained}]
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