splendid

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splen·did

(splĕn′dĭd)

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.]

splen′did·ly adv.

splen′did·ness n.

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splendid

(ˈsplɛndɪd)

adj

1. brilliant or fine, esp in appearance

2. characterized by magnificence; imposing

3. glorious or illustrious: a splendid reputation.

4. brightly gleaming; radiant: her splendid face; splendid colours.

5. very good or satisfactory: a splendid time.

[C17: from Latin splendidus, from splendēre to shine]

ˈsplendidly adv

ˈsplendidness n

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splen•did

(ˈsplɛn dɪd)

adj.

1. magnificent or sumptuous.

2. distinguished or glorious: a splendid achievement.

3. excellent or very good: to have a splendid time.

4. brilliant in appearance, color, etc.

[1615–25; < Latin splendidus brilliant =splend(ēre) to shine + -idus -id⁴]

splen′did•ly, adv.

splen′did•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	splendid - having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" resplendent, splendiferous, glorious beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
	2.	splendid - very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" excellent, fantabulous, first-class superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
	3.	splendid - characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" magnificent, glorious, brilliant impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

splendid

adjective

1. excellent, wonderful, marvellous, mean (slang), great (informal), topping (Brit. slang), fine, cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), fantastic (informal), first-class, glorious, mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), def (slang), brill (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) The book includes a wealth of splendid photographs.
excellent poor, ordinary, mediocre, depressing, disgusting, miserable, rotten, pathetic, lacklustre, tawdry, run-of-the-mill, undistinguished, unexceptional, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)

2. magnificent, grand, imposing, impressive, rich, superb, costly, gorgeous, dazzling, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, ornate, resplendent, splendiferous (facetious) a splendid Victorian mansion
magnificent drab, sordid, squalid, mean, low, poor, plain, dull, beggarly, poverty-stricken

3. glorious, superb, magnificent, grand, brilliant, rare, supreme, outstanding, remarkable, sterling, exceptional, renowned, admirable, sublime, illustrious a splendid career in publishing
glorious ignominious, ignoble

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splendid

adjective

1. Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor:

brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, splendorous.

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.

3. Exceptionally good of its kind:

ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, 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.

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, keen, neat, nifty.

Idiom: out of this world.

Translations

جَميل جِدارَائِع رائِع

přepychovýskvostnýúžasnývýborný

storartetfantastisk

großartig hervorragend prächtig prachtvoll trefflich

εκθαμβωτικός

espléndido magnífico maravilloso

loistava

splendide magnifique fameux

sjajan

nagyszerűpompásragyogóremektündöklő

afbragîs-stórkostlegur

splendido splendore meraviglioso

すばらしい

화려한

ištaigingas

greznsiespaidīgsizcilskrāšņslielisks

великолепный прекрасный

prekrasensijajen

storartad

ยอดเยี่ยม

görkemli muhteşem mükemmel

rất hay

光彩的壮丽的辉煌的

splendid

[ˈsplendɪd] ADJ (= magnificent) → espléndido, magnífico; (= excellent) → estupendo, magnífico
he has done splendid work → ha hecho una magnífica labor
splendid! → ¡magnífico!, ¡estupendo!
in splendid isolation → en total or absoluto aislamiento

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

splendid

[ˈsplɛndɪd] adj

(= very good) [holiday] → magnifique; [view] → superbe, splendide; [idea, opportunity, company] → excellent(e)
We had a splendid time → Nous avons passé un excellent moment.
You do such splendid work → Vous faites un travail formidable.

(= very impressive) [building, statue] → splendide, grandiose

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

splendid

adj

(= excellent) → hervorragend; rider etc, chance, idea, amusement → glänzend, ausgezeichnet; (that’s simply) splendid! → (das ist ja) ausgezeichnet!

(= magnificent) clothes, sunset, music → herrlich; occasion, scale, villain → großartig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

splendid

[ˈsplɛndɪd] adj (ceremony, clothes) → splendido/a, magnifico/a; (idea, example) → eccellente, ottimo/a
that's splendid! → magnifico!, fantastico!

splendid

(ˈsplendid) adjective

1. brilliant, magnificent, very rich and grand etc. He looked splendid in his robes.

2. very good or fine. a splendid piece of work.

ˈsplendidly adverb

ˈsplendour (-də) noun

ˈsplendidness noun

splendid

→ رَائِع úžasný storartet großartig εκθαμβωτικός espléndido loistava splendide sjajan splendido すばらしい 화려한 schitterend glimrende wspaniały esplêndido великолепный storartad ยอดเยี่ยม görkemli rất hay 壮丽的

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Let's all just determine to make it a splendid month for the last.

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"Splendid, splendid!" he said, lighting a fat cigar after the roast.

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"Now, as for this pretty doll, my little Alice," said Grandfather, "I wish you could have seen what splendid dresses the ladies wore in those times.

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