splendour

[US]/'splendə/
[UK]/ˈsplɛndɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. brilliance, magnificent beauty, grandeur; splendor; magnificent and grand beauty; brilliance and magnificence; excellence; glory.

Phrases & Collocations

magnificent splendour

splendour of nature

radiant splendour

Example Sentences

the barren splendour of the Lake District.

the splendours of the imperial court.

the barbaric splendour he found in civilizations since destroyed.

a splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue.

Lester sat down in great comfort amid the splendours of the great Louis Quinze dining-room.

To that time bystreet had already downfalled from its height of power and splendour,greatgrandfather bought-out a buckeen's official residence with his half of life hoardind.

The Sefer Zohar or "Book of Splendour" is supposed to be the most authoritative Kabbalistic work, but this massive series of books is so obscure and symbolic as to be practically incom-prehensible.

Real-world Examples

We could judge the splendour of the missing riches by the chaplet which he had taken out.

Source: The Sign of the Four

You get the sense of isolation, you get the sense of splendour and majesty and grandeur about the place.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Has not the word come to you that the flower is reigning in splendour among thorns?

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

Augustus and his rivals sponsored state-run factories for what one called the " splendour and prestige" of their realms.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The world has an astonishing beauty, blending the natural splendour of the New Zealand locations with state-of-the-art visual effects.

Source: Selected English short passages

The city is regaining a little of its former splendour.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

Well, you will see greater splendours than these, I hope.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

No, not at all, I was just admiring the general splendour.

Source: My channel

A certain pomp and splendour about him; his equator was astounding.

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 2)

Instantly a wing of brilliant splendour spread itself from either of Antonia's arms.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

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