adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/
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CMU ARPABET:R IY0 S P L EH1 N D AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The resplendent sun rose over the horizon.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Shiny and colorful, and thus pleasing to the eye; splendid in appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Magnificent; glorious; splendid; marked by extraordinary excellence or beauty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
The queen appeared in resplendent majesty.
They celebrated their resplendent victory.
His career was resplendent with achievements.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having great beauty and splendor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a glorious spring morning
a glorious sunset
splendid costumes
a kind of splendiferous native simplicity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glorious, splendid, splendiferous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From the obsolete sense of the English verb splendish (“to shine”), from Latin splendere (“to shine”), or from resplend + -ent, from Latin resplendere (“to shine back, glitter”).
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.