resplendent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant.

   The resplendent sun rose over the horizon.

2. 2
   adj

   Shiny and colorful, and thus pleasing to the eye; splendid in appearance.

   The peacock displayed its resplendent plumage.

3. 3
   adj

   Magnificent; glorious; splendid; marked by extraordinary excellence or beauty.

   The queen appeared in resplendent majesty.

From the obsolete sense of the English verb splendish (“to shine”), from Latin splendere (“to shine”), or from resplend + -ent, from Latin resplendere (“to shine back, glitter”).

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