splendentadj.

/ˈsplɛndənt/

Etymology: < Latin splendent-, splendens, present participle of splendēre to be bright or shining. So Italian splendente, -iente, Spanish esplendente, Portuguese esplendente, Old French esplendent.

a. Shining brightly by virtue of inherent light.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright

shininga900

lighteOE

lightlyOE

sheenOE

torhtOE

shirea1000

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shimmeringc1000

brightOE

strongOE

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fair?a1300

bright-shininga1387

merrya1393

skirea1400

lucident14..

shimc1400

staringc1400

luculentc1420

splendent1474

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lucentc1500

bloominga1522

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faculent1575

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lucid1591

neat1591

shine1596

translucent1596

well-lighted1606

nitid1615

lucible1623

dilucid1653

translucid1657

hard1660

1474 Coventry Leet Bk. 393 O splendent Creator!..More bryghter then Phebus, excedent all lyght!

?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. aa.iiii^v Whan the golden sterres clere were splendent.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Xij ^v The same Ioue whiche giues the Sun his splendent globe, hath giuen the Moone..her horned head.

1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. E4^v Like the Sunne in his Meridian Throne, Too splendent for weake eyes to gaze vpon.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 233 As is very observable in their red and splendent Planets, that is of Mars and Venus.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica iii. ii. 437 Kepler has noted a Splendent Air in the day-time.

1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Paradiso ix. 14 Another of those splendent forms approach'd.

1876 J. Ellis Caesar in Egypt 120 Their splendent world of light they permeate.

figurative.1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. H3^v Be stars to Firmaments, and as you are Splendent, so be fixed, not wandring.

b. Of rays, light, etc.

ΚΠ

1509 Parlyament Deuylles (de Worde) B iv b With aungelles to synge in lyght splendent.

a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. G1 Again behold from the ignifirent body, seven splendant and illustrious rays are spred.

1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 744 It will for all this resume a splendent brightness even in the cold water itself.

1760 Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 253 Its light was most surprisingly splendent.

figurative.1614 T. Jackson Third Bk. Comm. Apostles Creede iii. 179 Though cloudes of enuy now may seeme, thy splendent rayes to choake.1634 C. Fitzgeffry Holy Raptvres vii, in Blessed Birth-day 47 A Starre, which though his Orbe be Earth,..Yet doth from heauen deriue his splendant light.a1666 G. Wharton Poems in Wks. (1683) 355 Religion's outward worth and splendent Rays.

a. Reflecting light with great brilliancy; bright, gleaming, resplendent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective]

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speculable1592

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reverberant1733

catoptrica1774

reverberatory1790

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 80^v This bowell..in a dogge hath for the most part a more splendent red.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 86 He had on his right side an exceeding splendent white spot.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 148 The best Grey-hound hath..a neate sharpe head, and splendent eyes.

a1635 T. Randolph Poems (1638) 30 A splendent buckle in ther maiden zone.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia iv. 28 It is..most dense, uniform, splendent, yellow, and is a most pretious thing.

1814 H. Busk Fugitive Pieces 7 Maria..seiz'd the splendent shears.

1826 M. Faraday Exper. Res. (1859) 193 By evaporation it gave a splendent white crystalline salt.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. 179 Her complexion really was as pure as splendent Parian marble.

b. Extremely brilliant, gorgeous, or magnificent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > magnificent

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noblec1300

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of state1498

magnificenta1530

pompatic1535

magnificala1538

princely1539

gorgeous?1542

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superbious?1566

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superbous1581

sumptuous1594

pompatical1610

pompal1616

fastidious1638

grand1673

splendid1685

grandific1727

grandiose1818

splendiferous1827

splendacious1843

magnolious1863

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Avij^v Both godds, and noblemen In splendent vestures gay.

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Cvi To think that the Lorde our God is delighted in the splendente shewe of outward apparell.

1635 A. Stafford Femall Glory 6 If the Inne was so splendent, so sumptuous, what may we thinke of the amiable guest, that lodg'd in it?

a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 66 Now the Horses proud Breath fire, and trample with a furious heat, To hurrie in the Splendent Chariot.

1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. i. 246 Splendent Thrush... This most splendid bird is generally admitted to be distinct from the Shining Thrush.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. v. 575 Long Files of Giants, splendent in gold-lace and grenadier-caps, have succeeded.

a. figurative. Having qualities comparable to material brightness or brilliancy; pre-eminently beautiful, grand, or great.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective]

orgulousa1450

splendidious?a1475

splendiferousa1500

splendent1517

transplendent1557

splendant1590

splendorous1604

splendidous1607

splendious1609

florid1642

splendid1815

splendescent1848

many-splendoured1859

nifty1865

ducky1897

1517 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) i. 9 The fayre lady excellent Aboue all other in clere beaute splendent.

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V xxiv, in Poems (1878) IV. 107 And lead vs on Tryvmphant through the Port Of Victorye, to Honour's Splendent Court.

a1763 W. Shenstone Love & Honour 17 Th' Iberian realm Could boast..No race more splendent, and no form so fair.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. i. 41 Book-paper, splendent with Theories, Philosophies, Sensibilities.

b. Of qualities, actions, etc.The first quotation is from a letter given as a ridiculous example of the use of ‘ink-horn terms’.

ΚΠ

1553 T. Wilson Arte Rhetorique (1580) 165 Beeyng accersited to suche splendente renowme, and dignitie splendidious.

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 22 The splendent brightnes of the Trueth, which burnes..so gloriously.

1615 S. Daniel Hymens Triumph Ded. By your splendent worthiness Your name shall longer live than shall your walls.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 97 The splendent lustre of Calvins repute.

1873 M. Collins Squire Silchester II. xiii. 158 The splendent genius of..Christopher North.

Derivatives

† ˈsplendently adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly

brighteOE

lightOE

shireOE

fairOE

brightlyOE

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sheerly1508

splendently1576

shiny1596

nitently1657

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adverb] > radiantly

radiantly?1520

splendently1576

1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 12 b Did it not make her glory & virtue shew more splendently to the whole world?

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 30 So splendently appearing these 60. yeares together.

1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. ii. 352 Scripture..shines most splendently, most clearly, like a light.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	splendent
释义	splendentadj. /ˈsplɛndənt/ Etymology: < Latin splendent-, splendens, present participle of splendēre to be bright or shining. So Italian splendente, -iente, Spanish esplendente, Portuguese esplendente, Old French esplendent. 1. a. Shining brightly by virtue of inherent light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright shininga900 lighteOE lightlyOE sheenOE torhtOE shirea1000 steepa1000 shimmeringc1000 brightOE strongOE clear1297 fair?a1300 bright-shininga1387 merrya1393 skirea1400 lucident14.. shimc1400 staringc1400 luculentc1420 splendent1474 illuminousc1485 lucentc1500 bloominga1522 sheer1565 prelucent1568 faculent1575 splendant1578 lucid1591 neat1591 shine1596 translucent1596 well-lighted1606 nitid1615 lucible1623 dilucid1653 translucid1657 hard1660 1474 Coventry Leet Bk. 393 O splendent Creator!..More bryghter then Phebus, excedent all lyght! ?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. aa.iiii^v Whan the golden sterres clere were splendent. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Xij ^v The same Ioue whiche giues the Sun his splendent globe, hath giuen the Moone..her horned head. 1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. E4^v Like the Sunne in his Meridian Throne, Too splendent for weake eyes to gaze vpon. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 233 As is very observable in their red and splendent Planets, that is of Mars and Venus. View more context for this quotation 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica iii. ii. 437 Kepler has noted a Splendent Air in the day-time. 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Paradiso ix. 14 Another of those splendent forms approach'd. 1876 J. Ellis Caesar in Egypt 120 Their splendent world of light they permeate. figurative.1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. H3^v Be stars to Firmaments, and as you are Splendent, so be fixed, not wandring. b. Of rays, light, etc. ΚΠ 1509 Parlyament Deuylles (de Worde) B iv b With aungelles to synge in lyght splendent. a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. G1 Again behold from the ignifirent body, seven splendant and illustrious rays are spred. 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 744 It will for all this resume a splendent brightness even in the cold water itself. 1760 Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 253 Its light was most surprisingly splendent. figurative.1614 T. Jackson Third Bk. Comm. Apostles Creede iii. 179 Though cloudes of enuy now may seeme, thy splendent rayes to choake.1634 C. Fitzgeffry Holy Raptvres vii, in Blessed Birth-day 47 A Starre, which though his Orbe be Earth,..Yet doth from heauen deriue his splendant light.a1666 G. Wharton Poems in Wks. (1683) 355 Religion's outward worth and splendent Rays. 2. a. Reflecting light with great brilliancy; bright, gleaming, resplendent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] faw?a1400 relusantc1400 relucentc1487 splendent1578 sparkling1590 reflecting1591 speculable1592 reflectent1644 reflective1658 reflexious1659 reflexivea1660 specular1661 reflectant1669 reverberant1733 catoptrica1774 reverberatory1790 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 80^v This bowell..in a dogge hath for the most part a more splendent red. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 86 He had on his right side an exceeding splendent white spot. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 148 The best Grey-hound hath..a neate sharpe head, and splendent eyes. a1635 T. Randolph Poems (1638) 30 A splendent buckle in ther maiden zone. 1671 J. Webster Metallographia iv. 28 It is..most dense, uniform, splendent, yellow, and is a most pretious thing. 1814 H. Busk Fugitive Pieces 7 Maria..seiz'd the splendent shears. 1826 M. Faraday Exper. Res. (1859) 193 By evaporation it gave a splendent white crystalline salt. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. 179 Her complexion really was as pure as splendent Parian marble. b. Extremely brilliant, gorgeous, or magnificent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > magnificent lordlylOE richc1275 prouda1300 noblec1300 gloriousc1315 reala1325 rialc1330 stouta1350 solemnc1386 royalc1400 pompousc1425 statelyc1425 lordlike1488 magnific1490 of state1498 magnificenta1530 pompatic1535 magnificala1538 princely1539 gorgeous?1542 regal1561 superbious?1566 surly1566 splendent1567 heroical1577 superbous1581 sumptuous1594 pompatical1610 pompal1616 fastidious1638 grand1673 splendid1685 grandific1727 grandiose1818 splendiferous1827 splendacious1843 magnolious1863 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Avij^v Both godds, and noblemen In splendent vestures gay. 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Cvi To think that the Lorde our God is delighted in the splendente shewe of outward apparell. 1635 A. Stafford Femall Glory 6 If the Inne was so splendent, so sumptuous, what may we thinke of the amiable guest, that lodg'd in it? a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 66 Now the Horses proud Breath fire, and trample with a furious heat, To hurrie in the Splendent Chariot. 1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. i. 246 Splendent Thrush... This most splendid bird is generally admitted to be distinct from the Shining Thrush. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. v. 575 Long Files of Giants, splendent in gold-lace and grenadier-caps, have succeeded. 3. a. figurative. Having qualities comparable to material brightness or brilliancy; pre-eminently beautiful, grand, or great. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] orgulousa1450 splendidious?a1475 splendiferousa1500 splendent1517 transplendent1557 splendant1590 splendorous1604 splendidous1607 splendious1609 florid1642 splendid1815 splendescent1848 many-splendoured1859 nifty1865 ducky1897 1517 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) i. 9 The fayre lady excellent Aboue all other in clere beaute splendent. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V xxiv, in Poems (1878) IV. 107 And lead vs on Tryvmphant through the Port Of Victorye, to Honour's Splendent Court. a1763 W. Shenstone Love & Honour 17 Th' Iberian realm Could boast..No race more splendent, and no form so fair. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. i. 41 Book-paper, splendent with Theories, Philosophies, Sensibilities. b. Of qualities, actions, etc.The first quotation is from a letter given as a ridiculous example of the use of ‘ink-horn terms’. ΚΠ 1553 T. Wilson Arte Rhetorique (1580) 165 Beeyng accersited to suche splendente renowme, and dignitie splendidious. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 22 The splendent brightnes of the Trueth, which burnes..so gloriously. 1615 S. Daniel Hymens Triumph Ded. By your splendent worthiness Your name shall longer live than shall your walls. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 97 The splendent lustre of Calvins repute. 1873 M. Collins Squire Silchester II. xiii. 158 The splendent genius of..Christopher North. Derivatives † ˈsplendently adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly brighteOE lightOE shireOE fairOE brightlyOE sheen?c1225 shirelyc1230 sheenly1340 clearlya1375 shininglyc1384 clearc1385 cleana1400 shrillc1400 enclerea1440 lucidentlyc1508 sheerly1508 splendently1576 shiny1596 nitently1657 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adverb] > radiantly radiantly?1520 splendently1576 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 12 b Did it not make her glory & virtue shew more splendently to the whole world? 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 30 So splendently appearing these 60. yeares together. 1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. ii. 352 Scripture..shines most splendently, most clearly, like a light. 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