splendourn.

Brit.

/ˈsplɛndə/, U.S.

/ˈsplɛndər/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s splendure, 1600s splendeur; 1500s– splendor.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman (e)splendur, -our (Old French esplendor, etc.), or Latin splendor, < splendēre to shine. So French splendeur, Italian splendore, Spanish esplendor, Portuguese esplendor.

a. Great brightness; brilliant light or lustre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brilliance

alightingeOE

cleretea1340

blasenessa1398

clarityc1400

splendourc1450

resplendishure?1473

resplendour?1473

resplendence?a1475

resplendishing1479

flamingc1540

blazing1563

blaze1586

fulgence1592

fulgoura1600

resplendency1599

splendence1604

nitor1607

refulgence1624

refulgency?1624

fulgurea1634

fulgency1643

fulgidity1656

lucency1656

transplendency1664

vividness1668

brillant1676

shiningness1703

fulgurity1721

vivacity1735

brilliancy1747

brilliance1755

flame1800

éclata1806

vividity1813

prefulgence1892

α.

c1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 191 In the sunne consydyr ȝe thynges thre, The splendure, the hete, and the lyght.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne vii. xliv. 125 When..The shining fort his goodly splendure losed.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1188 Mixing splendeur and light together with the said deepe azure.

β. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Iiii Lyke as the beame of the materiall sonne..causeth a splendour or bryghtnesse.1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §8 It may be, Percolation doth not only cause Clearness and Splendour, but Sweetness of Savour.1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 128 The splendour of the Moon being shaded by the sides of the Mountains.1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 427 The wax tapers took flame immediately with an uncommon splendour.1825 W. Scott Talisman vi, in Tales Crusaders III. 139 His bright blue eye, which at all times shone with uncommon keenness and splendour.1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ 104 Slowly..the intruding gloom overspread the sweet splendour of the shining sky.in combination.1821 P. B. Shelley Epipsychidion 10 The splendour-winged stars.1836 R. Browning Johannes Agricola 4 Splendour~proof I keep the broods of stars aloof.γ. 1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 47 He neyther saw that splendor and glory.., nor the heavens open.1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Ff7^v Such bountie Nature did to them impart, Those lampes two planets, clearer then the seauen, That with their splendor light the world to heauen.1630 J. Taylor Praise Cleane Linnen in Wks. ii. 169/2 Till Tytans glory from the burnish'd East..the rotundious Globe with splendor filles.a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) ii. ix. 286 A Wheel of Squibs and Fire-Works..casts forth a thousand lights and splendors.1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 414 A certain Splendor or Shining in the Eyes, with a little moisture.1782 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 199 Inflammable air is also the principle which..gives them their metallic splendor.1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. Prol. 12 And swift, and swift beyond conceiving, The splendor of the world goes round.

b. Heraldry. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of heavenly bodies or phenomena > [noun] > sun

sun1572

splendour1766

setting sun1779

1766 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry (1777) Dict. The Sun is said to be in Splendor when it is represented with the lineaments of a human face, and environed with raies.

1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry vi. 97 The Sun is always supposed to be Proper, or in his Glory, or Splendour,..unless otherwise specified.

2. Magnificence; great show of riches or costly things; pomp, parade.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > magnificence

thrumOE

prideOE

wealc1290

noblessec1330

pompc1330

statec1330

nobletya1387

royaltyc1405

magnificence?1435

gloriousnessc1440

pompousness1447

noblenessc1450

pomperyc1460

triumpha1513

princeliness1545

gorgeousness1549

jollity1549

stateliness1556

proudnessa1586

royalitya1607

splendour1616

grandeur1652

superbiousness1654

splendidnessa1657

lustre1658

superbness1779

pompa1783

splendaciousness1853

magnoliousness1921

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [noun]

prideOE

nobleyec1300

farec1330

pompc1330

statec1330

rialtya1375

estatec1385

lordliness1440

pompousness1447

noblenessc1450

worthinessc1450

pomperyc1460

affairc1480

gloryc1480

majesty1481

triumpha1513

shine?1529

royalness?1548

sumptuosity1550

triumphing1569

magnificie1570

presence1570

gite1589

equipage1612

majesticalness1613

ceremonya1616

splendour1616

stateliness1637

majesticnessa1643

scheme1647

pageantry1651

grandeur1652

splendidnessa1657

magnanimity1658

magnificency1668

fluster1676

energy1764

pompa1783

panoply1790

pageanting1873

β.

1616 in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 15 Whome the splendour of fortune hath not beene able to make..lesse vertuous.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 280 His purple Cardinals are so Emperor like and of such a senatorious splendour.

1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. vii. 48 Their ambassy appear'd in splendour before your haven.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 286 While thus the land adorned for pleasure all In barren splendour feebly waits the fall.

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott I. ii. 63 The antique splendour of the ducal house.

1863 M. E. Braddon John Marchmont's Legacy III. i. 8 Paul Marchmont was fond of splendour, and meant to have as much of it as money could buy.

1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xxxi. 286 One of the most splendid streets in London, deriving its splendour from its club-houses.

personif.1731 A. Pope Epist. to Earl of Burlington 13 In you, my Lord, Taste sanctifies Expence, For Splendor borrows all her Rays from Sense.γ. 1680 Bp. G. Burnet Some Passages Life Earl of Rochester 91 A people naturally fond of a visible splendor in Religious Worship.1713 R. Steele in Guardian 2 Apr. 1/2 Riches and outward Splendor have taken up the Place of it.1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 6 With regard to external splendor..I am inclined to think that modern Rome is superior to the ancient.1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 104 Its faded embellishments spoke of former splendor.1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 98 Gold-laced cocked hats and other splendors.

3. Brilliant distinction, eminence, or glory; impressive or imposing character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > and nobility or magnificence

douthOE

nobilitya1387

splendour1604

heroicalness1647

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > illustriousness

shine?1529

lustrea1575

splendour1604

clarity1616

illustration1616

illustriousness1650

illustricity1761

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vi. xxvi. 487 Monteçuma set Knighthood in his highest splendor.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 51 Without any other Friendship, or Support, than what the splendour of a Pious life..would reconcile to him.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 72. ⁋10 Excellencies of higher reputation and brighter splendour.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. ix. 196 The splendour of the present progress had not hitherto been equalled in our annals.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. ii. 62 The splendor of the intellectual life.

4. Brilliant or ornate appearance or colouring. Also in combinations.

ΘΚΠ

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

wlitec825

gite1589

splendencya1591

splendence1604

splendancya1626

pomp1732

splendour1774

blazer1845

blazery1883

splendiferousness1884

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [noun] > vividness or brightness

brightnessa1475

livelihood1566

floridness1661

vividness1668

liveliness1713

vivacity1735

splendour1774

flame1800

vividity1813

luridness1864

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 354 A very extensive tribe, remarkable for the splendour and the variety of their plumage.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas iii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 30 Like splendour-winged moths.

1854 tr. H. Hettner Athens & Peloponnese 18 The Attic plain lies before us in a splendour and beauty, to describe which the forms and colours of the painter are powerless.

5. splendours and miseries = splendeurs et misères n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > instance of misfortune or ill-luck > vicissitude

reversea1529

vicissitude1631

up and down1659

chequered career1869

splendours and miseries1943

splendeurs et misères1952

1943 S. Sitwell (title) Splendours and miseries.

1971 A. Morice Death of Gay Dog iv. 44 I took in a survey of the room, to see what further splendours and miseries were in store for us.

1981 Times 1 Apr. 11/2 Omnibus looked at the splendours and miseries of acting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	splendour
释义	splendourn. Brit. /ˈsplɛndə/, U.S. /ˈsplɛndər/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s splendure, 1600s splendeur; 1500s– splendor. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman (e)splendur, -our (Old French esplendor, etc.), or Latin splendor, < splendēre to shine. So French splendeur, Italian splendore, Spanish esplendor, Portuguese esplendor. 1. a. Great brightness; brilliant light or lustre. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brilliance alightingeOE cleretea1340 blasenessa1398 clarityc1400 splendourc1450 resplendishure?1473 resplendour?1473 resplendence?a1475 resplendishing1479 flamingc1540 blazing1563 blaze1586 fulgence1592 fulgoura1600 resplendency1599 splendence1604 nitor1607 refulgence1624 refulgency?1624 fulgurea1634 fulgency1643 fulgidity1656 lucency1656 transplendency1664 vividness1668 brillant1676 shiningness1703 fulgurity1721 vivacity1735 brilliancy1747 brilliance1755 flame1800 éclata1806 vividity1813 prefulgence1892 α. c1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 191 In the sunne consydyr ȝe thynges thre, The splendure, the hete, and the lyght. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne vii. xliv. 125 When..The shining fort his goodly splendure losed. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1188 Mixing splendeur and light together with the said deepe azure. β. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Iiii Lyke as the beame of the materiall sonne..causeth a splendour or bryghtnesse.1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §8 It may be, Percolation doth not only cause Clearness and Splendour, but Sweetness of Savour.1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 128 The splendour of the Moon being shaded by the sides of the Mountains.1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 427 The wax tapers took flame immediately with an uncommon splendour.1825 W. Scott Talisman vi, in Tales Crusaders III. 139 His bright blue eye, which at all times shone with uncommon keenness and splendour.1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ 104 Slowly..the intruding gloom overspread the sweet splendour of the shining sky.in combination.1821 P. B. Shelley Epipsychidion 10 The splendour-winged stars.1836 R. Browning Johannes Agricola 4 Splendour~proof I keep the broods of stars aloof.γ. 1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 47 He neyther saw that splendor and glory.., nor the heavens open.1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Ff7^v Such bountie Nature did to them impart, Those lampes two planets, clearer then the seauen, That with their splendor light the world to heauen.1630 J. Taylor Praise Cleane Linnen in Wks. ii. 169/2 Till Tytans glory from the burnish'd East..the rotundious Globe with splendor filles.a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) ii. ix. 286 A Wheel of Squibs and Fire-Works..casts forth a thousand lights and splendors.1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 414 A certain Splendor or Shining in the Eyes, with a little moisture.1782 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 199 Inflammable air is also the principle which..gives them their metallic splendor.1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. Prol. 12 And swift, and swift beyond conceiving, The splendor of the world goes round. b. Heraldry. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of heavenly bodies or phenomena > [noun] > sun sun1572 splendour1766 setting sun1779 1766 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry (1777) Dict. The Sun is said to be in Splendor when it is represented with the lineaments of a human face, and environed with raies. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry vi. 97 The Sun is always supposed to be Proper, or in his Glory, or Splendour,..unless otherwise specified. 2. Magnificence; great show of riches or costly things; pomp, parade. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > magnificence thrumOE prideOE wealc1290 noblessec1330 pompc1330 statec1330 nobletya1387 royaltyc1405 magnificence?1435 gloriousnessc1440 pompousness1447 noblenessc1450 pomperyc1460 triumpha1513 princeliness1545 gorgeousness1549 jollity1549 stateliness1556 proudnessa1586 royalitya1607 splendour1616 grandeur1652 superbiousness1654 splendidnessa1657 lustre1658 superbness1779 pompa1783 splendaciousness1853 magnoliousness1921 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [noun] prideOE nobleyec1300 farec1330 pompc1330 statec1330 rialtya1375 estatec1385 lordliness1440 pompousness1447 noblenessc1450 worthinessc1450 pomperyc1460 affairc1480 gloryc1480 majesty1481 triumpha1513 shine?1529 royalness?1548 sumptuosity1550 triumphing1569 magnificie1570 presence1570 gite1589 equipage1612 majesticalness1613 ceremonya1616 splendour1616 stateliness1637 majesticnessa1643 scheme1647 pageantry1651 grandeur1652 splendidnessa1657 magnanimity1658 magnificency1668 fluster1676 energy1764 pompa1783 panoply1790 pageanting1873 β. 1616 in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 15 Whome the splendour of fortune hath not beene able to make..lesse vertuous. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 280 His purple Cardinals are so Emperor like and of such a senatorious splendour. 1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. vii. 48 Their ambassy appear'd in splendour before your haven. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 286 While thus the land adorned for pleasure all In barren splendour feebly waits the fall. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott I. ii. 63 The antique splendour of the ducal house. 1863 M. E. Braddon John Marchmont's Legacy III. i. 8 Paul Marchmont was fond of splendour, and meant to have as much of it as money could buy. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xxxi. 286 One of the most splendid streets in London, deriving its splendour from its club-houses. personif.1731 A. Pope Epist. to Earl of Burlington 13 In you, my Lord, Taste sanctifies Expence, For Splendor borrows all her Rays from Sense.γ. 1680 Bp. G. Burnet Some Passages Life Earl of Rochester 91 A people naturally fond of a visible splendor in Religious Worship.1713 R. Steele in Guardian 2 Apr. 1/2 Riches and outward Splendor have taken up the Place of it.1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 6 With regard to external splendor..I am inclined to think that modern Rome is superior to the ancient.1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 104 Its faded embellishments spoke of former splendor.1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 98 Gold-laced cocked hats and other splendors. 3. Brilliant distinction, eminence, or glory; impressive or imposing character. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > and nobility or magnificence douthOE nobilitya1387 splendour1604 heroicalness1647 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > illustriousness shine?1529 lustrea1575 splendour1604 clarity1616 illustration1616 illustriousness1650 illustricity1761 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vi. xxvi. 487 Monteçuma set Knighthood in his highest splendor. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 51 Without any other Friendship, or Support, than what the splendour of a Pious life..would reconcile to him. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 72. ⁋10 Excellencies of higher reputation and brighter splendour. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. ix. 196 The splendour of the present progress had not hitherto been equalled in our annals. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. ii. 62 The splendor of the intellectual life. 4. Brilliant or ornate appearance or colouring. Also in combinations. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] wlitec825 gite1589 splendencya1591 splendence1604 splendancya1626 pomp1732 splendour1774 blazer1845 blazery1883 splendiferousness1884 the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [noun] > vividness or brightness brightnessa1475 livelihood1566 floridness1661 vividness1668 liveliness1713 vivacity1735 splendour1774 flame1800 vividity1813 luridness1864 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 354 A very extensive tribe, remarkable for the splendour and the variety of their plumage. a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas iii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 30 Like splendour-winged moths. 1854 tr. H. Hettner Athens & Peloponnese 18 The Attic plain lies before us in a splendour and beauty, to describe which the forms and colours of the painter are powerless. 5. splendours and miseries = splendeurs et misères n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > instance of misfortune or ill-luck > vicissitude reversea1529 vicissitude1631 up and down1659 chequered career1869 splendours and miseries1943 splendeurs et misères1952 1943 S. Sitwell (title) Splendours and miseries. 1971 A. Morice Death of Gay Dog iv. 44 I took in a survey of the room, to see what further splendours and miseries were in store for us. 1981 Times 1 Apr. 11/2 Omnibus looked at the splendours and miseries of acting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). splendourv. Etymology: < splendour n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsplendour. 1. intransitive. To move with splendour. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > move with splendour [verb (intransitive)] splendour1853 1853 T. Parker Theism, Atheism, & Pop. Theol. (1865) 116 When a star with fiery hair came splendouring through the night, it filled mediæval astronomers with amazement. 1887 J. Service Life Dr. Duguid 272 The golden language of a priceless love Went splendouring like a song of heav'n down. 2. transitive. To invest with splendour. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > invest with splendour awlenchc1200 splendish1583 invest1607 splendoura1867 a1867 A. Smith Life Drama i. 49 in Poems (1901) 3 'Tis not for me To fling a Poem, like a comet, out, Far-splendouring the sleepy realms of night. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1450v.1853
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