splendour

noun

/ˈsplendə(r)/

/ˈsplendər/

(US English splendor)

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[uncountable] grand and impressive beauty synonym grandeur
- The room has a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour.
- The palace has been restored to its former splendour.
Extra Examples
- It will take a lot of repair work before the building regains its former splendour.
- No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal.
- The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.
- The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion.
- The house has been restored to its original splendour.
- There below lay Paris in all its splendour.
- They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour.
- They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour.
- a castle of great splendour
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- glorious
- great
- …
verb + splendour/splendor
- have
- lose
- match
- …
preposition
- in splendour
- in somebody’s/something’s splendour
- of splendour
- …
phrases
- in solitary splendour
See full entry
splendours
[plural] the beautiful and impressive features or qualities of something, especially a place
- the splendours of Rome (= its fine buildings, etc.)
- I've only just discovered the splendours of the English countryside.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- glorious
- great
- …
verb + splendour/splendor
- have
- lose
- match
- …
preposition
- in splendour
- in somebody’s/something’s splendour
- of splendour
- …
phrases
- in solitary splendour
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.

单词	splendour
释义	splendour noun /ˈsplendə(r)/ /ˈsplendər/ (US English splendor) jump to other results [uncountable] grand and impressive beauty synonym grandeur The room has a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour. The palace has been restored to its former splendour. Extra Examples It will take a lot of repair work before the building regains its former splendour. No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal. The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert. The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion. The house has been restored to its original splendour. There below lay Paris in all its splendour. They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour. They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour. a castle of great splendour Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full glorious great … verb + splendour/splendor have lose match … preposition in splendour in somebody’s/something’s splendour of splendour … phrases in solitary splendour See full entry splendours [plural] the beautiful and impressive features or qualities of something, especially a place the splendours of Rome (= its fine buildings, etc.) I've only just discovered the splendours of the English countryside. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full glorious great … verb + splendour/splendor have lose match … preposition in splendour in somebody’s/something’s splendour of splendour … phrases in solitary splendour See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.
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