magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
(noun) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; âfor magnificence and personal service there is the Queenâs hotelâ; âhis âHamletâ lacks the brilliance that one expectsâ; âit is the university that gives the scene its stately splendorâ; âan imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful artâ; âadvertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their productsâ
luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour
(noun) a quality that outshines the usual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
splendor (usually uncountable, plural splendors) (American spelling)
Great light, luster or brilliance.
Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.
Great fame or glory.
Splendor is the standard spelling in American English. Splendour is correct in modern British and Commonwealth English.
• speldron
Source: Wiktionary
Splen"dor, n.Etym: [L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F. splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun. B. Jonson.
2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in splendor of mine own." Shak.
3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn.
– Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; âan extinguishable fireâ; âhope too is extinguishableâ
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
