adj.

1. Brilliant with light or color; radiant: a splendid field of poppies.
2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent: splendid costumes.
3. Admired by many; illustrious: splendid achievements.
4. Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing: splendid character.
5. Very good or satisfying; praiseworthy: a splendid performance in the examinations.

[Latin splendidus, from splendēre, to shine.]

splendidly splen'did·ly adv.
splendidness splen'did·ness n.

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adjective

1. Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor: brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, splendorous. See beautiful/ugly.
2. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent: august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, stately, sublime, superb. See big/small/amount, good/bad.
3. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine¹, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang boss. Chiefly British tophole. See good/bad.
4. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang cool, groovy, hot, keen¹, neat, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: excellent, illustrious
Antonyms: humble, insignificant, ordinary, regular, undistinguished, usual

adj

Definition: luxurious, expensive
Antonyms: drab, modest, ordinary, poor, shabby, shoddy, unimpressive

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IN BRIEF: Very beautiful or wonderful.

We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been. — Sophocles (496-406 BC)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremragende, strålende, pragtfuld, prægtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
prachtig, schitterend, uitstekend

Français (French)
adj. - splendide, formidable, merveilleux, fantastique, remarquable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - großartig, herrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγαλοπρεπής, ένδοξος, λαμπρός, έξοχος

Italiano (Italian)
splendido, eccellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esplêndido

Русский (Russian)
блестящий, роскошный, величественный, великолепный, высокопоставленный, надменный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espléndido, magnífico, de primera, excelente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utmärkt, ståtlig, glänsande, präktig, härlig, finfin

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
光亮的, 了不起的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 光亮的, 了不起的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (명성 등이) 빛나는, 화려한, 더할 나위 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 壮麗な, 輝かしい, すてきな, 素晴らしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رائع, بديع, هائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצויין, נפלא, מפואר, מרשים‬

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