splendour

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• splendor (US)

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsplɛndə/
• Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

[edit] Noun

splendour (uncountable)

1. Great light, luster or brilliance.
   • Rudyard Kipling The Just So Stories; How the Rhinoceros got its skin:

     "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."

2. Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.

   The splendour of the Queen's coronation was without comparison.

3. Great fame or glory.