Definitions
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendeō (“to shine”).
Used in a sentence
“What tho’ the moon—the white moon Shed all the splendour of her noon, Her smile is chilly—and her beam, In that time of dreariness, will seem (So like you gather in your breath) A portrait taken after death.”
“Once upon a time on an uninhabited island on the shores of the Red Sea, there lived a Parsee from whose hat the rays of the sun were reflected in more-than-oriental-splendour.”
“The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Magnificent beauty”8 letters
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