RESPLENDENT

glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous

(adjective) having great beauty and splendor; “a glorious spring morning”; “a glorious sunset”; “splendid costumes”; “a kind of splendiferous native simplicity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

resplendent (comparative more resplendent, superlative most resplendent)

Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.

(mathematics) Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*splen"dent (-dent), a. Etym: [L. resplendens, -entis, p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- + splendere to shine. See Splendid.]

Definition: Shining with brilliant luster; very bright.

– Re*splen"dent*ly, adv. With royal arras and resplendent gold. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 September 2024

SPOT

(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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