splendid

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsplɛndɪd/ UK /ˈsplɛndɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
magnificent or very impressive; excellent

They enjoyed a splendid view of the valley from the summit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · magnificent or very... magnificent superb glorious grand resplendent gorgeous excellent

Opposites

dull drab ordinary modest squalid

Word family

Derived forms splendidlysplendidness

Related forms splendor resplendent splendour

Simplified etymology

Splendid entered English in the early 17th century and comes ultimately from Latin splendere, “to shine brightly.” Its early English uses described grand places or occasions.

Etymology

From Latin splendidus ('bright, shining, magnificent'), from splendere ('to shine, be bright').

splendidus Latin splendere Latin

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# splendid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsplɛndɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsplɛndɪd/

## Meanings
1. magnificent or very impressive; excellent

## Examples
- They enjoyed a splendid view of the valley from the summit.

## Synonyms
- magnificent
- superb
- glorious
- grand
- resplendent
- gorgeous
- excellent

## Antonyms
- dull
- drab
- ordinary
- modest
- squalid

## Derived Forms
- splendidly
- splendidness

## Related Forms
- splendor
- resplendent
- splendour

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: splendidus
- Root: splendere

## Etymology
From Latin splendidus ('bright, shining, magnificent'), from splendere ('to shine, be bright').

## AI Etymology
Splendid comes from Latin splendidus ('bright, shining, magnificent'), from splendere ('to shine, be bright'). The historical chain includes Latin splendidus and Latin splendere. The quoted older senses, "bright, shining, magnificent" and "to shine, be bright", supply the semantic anchors for splendid. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word splendid carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "magnificent or very impressive; excellent". English derivatives include splendidly and splendidness; related English forms include splendor, resplendent, and splendour. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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