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
- Great light, luster or brilliance
- Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur
- Great fame or glory