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Meaning of RESPLENDENT

Pronunciation:  ree'splendunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
  2. [adj]  richly and brilliantly colorful
 
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 Synonyms: beautiful, colorful, flamboyant, glorious, splendid, splendiferous, unrestrained
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*splen"dent\ (-dent), a. [L. resplendens, -entis,
p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- +
splendere to shine. See {Splendid}.]
Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. --
{Re*splen"dent*ly}, adv.
      With royal arras and resplendent gold.   --Spenser.
 

 

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