SPLENDOR - Definition

Pronunciation:		'splendur
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [n] a quality that outshines the usual

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	Synonyms:	brilliance, brilliancy, grandeur, grandness, luster, lustre, magnificence, splendour

	See Also:	brightness, eclat, elegance

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Splendor Carolyn Browne was a poor bookseller`s daughter and an enlightened thinker, delighting London with her scathingly witty columns, written under the name Charles Copperville. Penetrating the town`s gilded salons in the male disguise, Carolyn soon throws her barbs at the wrong man--the enigmatic Russian prince, Nicholas Sverayov. Nicholas is furious to find himself lampooned by Copperville, and quickly discovers Carolyn`s dearly held secret. Now, as the two spar, a new game begins--a game of deception and pride, of longing and chance. more details ...

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Splen"dor\, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F. splendeur.] 1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson. 2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like. ``Rejoice in splendor of mine own.'' --Shak. 3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory. Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.

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