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splendour

noun · 3 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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  • General-American: /ˈsplɛndɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsplɛndə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

British, Canadian, Ireland, South Africa, Australian, and New Zealand standard spelling of splendor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, grandeur, grandness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: elegance

Narrower terms: eclat

3

noun

Meaning 3

a quality that outshines the usual

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: brightness

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.