Meaning of Splendor | Babel Free
ˈsplɛndəDefinitions
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Great light, luster or brilliance. US, uncountable, usually
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Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur. US, uncountable, usually
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Great fame or glory. US, uncountable, usually
Equivalents
Examples
“What tho’ the moon—the white moon Shed⟳ all the splendour of her noon, Her smile⟳ is chilly—and her beam, In that time of dreariness, will seem (So like⟳ you gather in your breath) A portrait taken after death.”
“Once upon a time on an uninhabited island on the shores of the Red Sea, there lived a Parsee from whose hat the rays of the sun were reflected in more-than-oriental-splendour.”
“The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.”
“The original family who had begun to build⟳ a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put⟳ up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure⟳ which had come⟳ down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise⟳ rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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