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resplendent

resp·len·dent

UK/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/ US/riˈsplɛndʌnt/ rare

adjective

1.

having great beauty and splendor

  • “a glorious spring morning”
  • “a glorious sunset”
  • “splendid costumes”
  • “a kind of splendiferous native simplicity”
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Origin

From the obsolete sense of the English verb splendish (“to shine”), from Latin splendere (“to shine”), or from resplend + -ent, from Latin resplendere (“to shine back, glitter”).

Phrases

  • resplendent quetzal

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