Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈsplɛndə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsplɛndɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈsplɛndə
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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ˈsplɛndɚ
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- US
Noun
Great light, luster or brilliance.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
- usually
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More examples (2)
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.
Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
- usually
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The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.
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The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
Great fame or glory.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
- usually
Noun
a quality that outshines the usual
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the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
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for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
his ‘Hamlet’ lacks the brilliance that one expects
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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