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splendiferous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /splɛnˈdɪfəɹəs/
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  • rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Beautiful, splendid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

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, resplendent, splendid

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English splendiferous, from Medieval Latin splendiferus + -ous, from Late Latin splendōrifer, from Latin splendor + -fer (“bearing”). Reintroduced humorously into English c. 1837.