splendor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a quality that outshines the usual
    splendour; lustre; brilliancy; luster.
  2. noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
    grandness; brilliance; splendour; magnificence; grandeur.
    • for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
    • his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
    • it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
    • an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
    • advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products

WordNet

Splen"dor noun
Etymology
L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F. splendeur.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913