splendor

Noun

Meaning

Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun.

Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like.

Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

display grandeur luster pomp brilliancy showiness gorgeousness aurora nimbus excellency grace halo majesty ritz lustre
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Antonyms

want difficulty burden deficiency austerity chill
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Hypernyms

brightness elegance

Hyponyms

eclat

Phrases with the word

in splendor age of splendor

Anagrams

speldron

Examples

According to theologian John Barclay, the Moses of Artapanus "clearly bears the destiny of the Jews, and in his personal, cultural and military splendor, brings credit to the whole Jewish people." Source: Internet

Allah's Apostle talks about a Slave of Allah to whom He has given the option to choose either the splendor of this worldly life or the good which is with Him, while he says "our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you". Source: Internet

Archaeological digs have uncovered the splendor of Nineveh in its zenith under Sennacherib (705–681 BC), Esarhaddon (681–669 BC), and Ashurbanipal (669–633 BC). Source: Internet

After visiting him, Alcott wrote, "Concord will be shorn of its human splendor when he withdraws behind the cloud." Source: Internet

During the 7th century BC, Smyrna rose to power and splendor. Source: Internet

Amid so much darkness, he finds comfort not just in his friendships with the Indians but in the natural splendor of the region, which Craven evokes keenly. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

splendiferousness splendiloquent splendish splendorous splendorously splendour