splendid

Definition

Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

Etymology

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) + -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

Example Sentences

• "a splendid sun"
• "It is distinguished from xanthocobaltic nitrate by its crystalline form, and by yielding a splendid cinnabarred precipitate with a solution of iodine in potassium iodide […]"
• "a splendid palace"

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