Splendid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Splendid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Splendid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
splendid adj having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" Synonym(s): glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" Synonym(s): excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" Synonym(s): brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Splendid \Splen"did\, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine; cf. Lith. splend[89]ti: cf. F. splendide.] 1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun. 2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant. 3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.