Splendor
WordNet

noun


(1)   The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
"For magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"
"His `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"
"It is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"
"An imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"
"Advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
(2)   A quality that outshines the usual
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Etymology


From Anglo-Norman splendur, esplendur, or directly from its source splendor, from splendere ‘to shine’.

Noun



  1. Great light, luster or brilliance
  2. Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur
  3. Great fame or glory
 
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