Hypertext Webster Gateway: "splendor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Splendor \Splen"dor\, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F.
splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the
splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.
2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,
ceremonies, processions, and the like. ``Rejoice in
splendor of mine own.'' --Shak.
3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;
showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
splendor
n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {lustre},
{brilliancy}, {splendour}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn:
{magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendour}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]
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