Splendor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quality that outshines the usual

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/splˈɛndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/splˈɛndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/splˈɛndə/

2 syllables Say it as /splˈɛndɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brilliancy brilliance grandeur grandness lustre magnificence splendour luster

Parts of Speech

noun	a quality that outshines the usual
noun	the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand “for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel”

Word Forms

brilliant	adjective	of surpassing excellence
magnificent	adjective	characterized by grandeur
grand	adjective	of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pracht

eine Qualität, die das Übliche in den Schatten stellt

🇫🇷French

splendeur

une qualité qui surpasse l'habituelle

🇪🇸Spanish

esplendor

una cualidad que eclipsa lo habitual

🇮🇹Italian

splendore

una qualità che supera il solito

🇳🇱Dutch

pracht

een kwaliteit die het gebruikelijke overtreft

🇵🇹Portuguese

esplendor

uma qualidade que supera o habitual

🇷🇺Russian

великолепие

качество, которое затмевает обычное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैभव

एक गुणवत्ता जो सामान्य से अधिक चमकती है

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரமாதம்

வழக்கத்தை விட ஒரு தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శోభ

సాధారణ కంటే మెరుగైన నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

वैभव

एक गुणवत्ता जी नेहमीपेक्षा जास्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૈભવ

એક ગુણવત્તા જે સામાન્ય કરતાં આગળ નીકળી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೈಭವ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮೀರಿಸುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തേജസ്സ്

സാധാരണയെ മറികടക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜੋ ਆਮ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شان

ایک معیار جو معمول سے آگے بڑھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辉煌

超越平常的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしさ

通常を上回る品質

🇰🇷Korean

화려

평소보다 빛나는 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự huy hoàng

một phẩm chất vượt trội hơn bình thường

🇹🇭Thai

ความงดงาม

คุณภาพที่เหนือกว่าปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemegahan

kualitas yang melebihi biasanya

🇵🇭Filipino

karingalan

isang kalidad na higit sa karaniwan

🇲🇾Malay

kemegahan

kualiti yang melebihi biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

روعة

الجودة التي تتفوق على المعتاد

🇮🇷Persian

شکوه

کیفیتی که از معمول برتری دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtişam

alışılagelmişin ötesine geçen bir kalite

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּאֵר

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